Eichhorn (family name)

Origin and meaning

The common Upper German name can be derived from a house name (e.g. in 1460 in Freiburg a house to the Eichhorn with a family Eichhorn) or as a nickname for a stock collector.

Name bearer

A.

Aaron Eichhorn (* 1998), German soccer player
Adelheid Eichhorn (* 1947), German artist
Albert Eichhorn (painter) (1811–1851), German painter
Albert Eichhorn (1856–1926), German Evangelical Lutheran theologian
Albin Eichhorn (1854 – after 1913), German violinist
Alfred Eichhorn (* 1944), German radio journalist
Ambrosius Eichhorn (1758–1820), German Benedictine and historian
Anna Carina Eichhorn (* 1972), German biochemist and manager
Anton Eichhorn (1809–1869), German theologian, church historian and canon lawyer
August Eichhorn (ethnologist) (1865 – after 1930), German pastor, ethnologist and museum curator
August Eichhorn (cellist) (1899–1980), German cellist and university professor
Auguste Eichhorn (née Strohbach ; 1851–1902), German weaver and women's rights activist

B.

Benedikt Eichhorn (* 1962), German cabaret artist, pianist and chansonnier
Bernhard Eichhorn (1904–1980), German composer
Bert Eichhorn (* 1956), German lawyer and university professor
Bruno Eichhorn (1864–1926), Prussian administrative lawyer and district administrator

C.

Carl Eichhorn (1810–1890), German theologian and pastor
Carl Eichhorn (pastor, 1855) (1855–1934), German Protestant pastor and leader of the community movement in Bavaria
Christian Friedrich Eichhorn (1804–1836), German mathematician
Christoph Eichhorn (* 1957), German director
Christoph Eichhorn (diplomat) (* 1958), German diplomat

D.

Daniel Alexander Eichhorn (1758–1833), German theologian
Diana Eichhorn (* 1969/1970), German television presenter, speaker and actress
Doris Eichhorn (* 1993), German swimmer
Doris Hädrich-Eichhorn , German opera singer

E.

Eduard Eichhorn (1823–1897), German violinist
Emil Eichhorn (1863–1925), German politician (USPD, KPD) and police officer
Ernst Eichhorn (violinist) (1822–1844), German violinist
Ernst Eichhorn (politician) , German politician (SED), MdV
Ernst Eichhorn (art historian) (1921–2007), German art historian
Ernst Eichhorn (chess player) (1946–2006), Swiss chess player
Eugen Eichhorn (nature conservationist) (1878–1963), German teacher, mycologist ( rust fungi ), librarian, conservationist and SA leader
Eugen Eichhorn (mathematician) (* 1944), German mathematician, university professor and peace activist (German-Japanese Peace Forum)
Ewald Eichhorn (* 1929), German police officer and major general of the People's Police

F.

Ferdinand Eichhorn (1853–1934), German businessman and entrepreneur
Floriane Eichhorn (* 1981), German actress
Frank-Volker Eichhorn (1947–1978), German composer
Franz Eichhorn (medic) (1786-1853), German medic
Franz Eichhorn (director) ( Johann Franz Alfred Eichhorn ; 1904–1982 / 1983), German director, screenwriter, writer and film producer
Franz Eichhorn (resistance fighter) (1906–1993), German resistance fighter
Franz-Josef Eichhorn (economist) (* 1959), German economist and university professor
Franz Joseph Eichhorn (painter) (also Franz Joseph Eichorn ; around 1712–1785), German painter
Friedrich Eichhorn (1779–1856), Prussian politician
Fritz Eichhorn (1870–1939), German forester
Fritzi Eichhorn (* 1981), German actress

G

Georg Eichhorn (1952 / 1953–2013), Austrian innkeeper and association official
Gerda Eichhorn (* 1945), German-Danish politician (SSW)
Gerhard Eichhorn (1927–2015), German graphic artist, painter and draftsman
Gotthart A. Eichhorn (* 1941), German photographer, photo designer and author
Gustav Eichhorn (1862–1929), German archaeologist
Gustav Eichhorn (physicist) (1867–1954), German physicist and radio technician

H

Hans Eichhorn (1956-2020), Austrian writer
Hans-Jürgen Eichhorn (physician) (1982–2015), German physician
Hans-Jürgen Eichhorn (handball player) (* 1944), German handball player and referee
Heinrich Eichhorn (1927–1999), Austrian astronomer
Herbert Eichhorn (politician) (1921–2000), German politician (DBD)
Herbert Eichhorn (art historian) (* 1957), German art historian and museum director
Hermann von Eichhorn (District President) (1813–1892), German administrative lawyer
Hermann von Eichhorn (Field Marshal General) (1848–1918), German Field Marshal General
Hermann Eichhorn (1908–1973), German glassblower, dialect and local poet
Hilmar Eichhorn (* 1954), German actor
Holger Eichhorn (* 1942), German musicologist, musician and conductor
Holger Eichhorn (cameraman) , German cameraman

J

Jan Eichhorn (* 1981), German luge rider
Joachim Eichhorn (abbot) (1518–1569), German religious, prince abbot of Einsiedeln

Joachim Eichhorn (church musician) (* 1946), German church musician

Joachim Eichhorn (soccer player) (* 1964), German soccer player

Joanna Eichhorn (* 1992), German actress

Johann Eichhorn (around 1518–1564), German mathematician, philologist and Protestant theologian, see Johann Sciurus

Johann Eichhorn (murderer) (1906–1939), German murderer of women, main character in the novel Kalteis by Andrea Maria Schenkel

Johann Conrad Eichhorn (1718–1790), German pastor and zoologist

Johann Gottfried Eichhorn (1752–1827), German orientalist and historian

Johanna K. Eichhorn (1945–2017), German costume painter, painter and draftsman

Johannes von dem Eichhorn († around 1346), German lay judge and mayor of Aachen

Johannes Eichhorn (1904–1993), German local history researcher, folklorist and nature conservation officer

Julia Eichhorn (* 1983), German skeleton pilot

Jürgen Eichhorn (* 1942), German mathematician

K

Karl Eichhorn (musician) (1879–1929), German conductor and music teacher
Karl Friedrich Eichhorn (1781–1854), German legal historian and canon lawyer
Karoline Eichhorn (* 1965), German actress
Klaus Eichhorn (* 1949), German organist
Klaus Werner Eichhorn (1938–1994), German agricultural scientist and phytopathologist
Konrad von dem Eichhorn († 1381) (also Coyn van dem Eychorn ), German lay judge and mayor of Aachen
Konrad von dem Eichhorn († 1437) (also Coin van dem Eychorn ), German lay judge and mayor of Aachen
Kurt Eichhorn (1908–1994), German conductor

L.

Leo Bernhard Eichhorn (1872–1956), Austro-Hungarian painter
Lisa Eichhorn (* 1952), American actress
Ludwig Eichhorn (politician, 1921) (1921–1960), German politician (Bavaria, SPD)
Ludwig Eichhorn (politician, 1924) (1924-2006), German trade union official and politician (North Rhine-Westphalia, SPD)
Luis Guillermo Eichhorn (* 1942), Argentine clergyman, Bishop of Morón
Lutz Eichhorn (* 1957), German soccer player

M.

Maija Tīruma-Eichhorn (* 1983), Latvian luge athlete
Manfred Eichhorn (* 1951), German author
Manfred Eichhorn (painter) (* 1961), German painter and graphic artist
Maria Eichhorn (writer) (pseudonym Dolorosa ; 1879–1908), German writer, diseuse and cabaret artist
Maria Eichhorn (politician) (* 1948), German politician (CSU)
Maria Eichhorn (artist) (* 1962), German artist
Matthias Eichhorn (* 1978), German musician and bell choir leader
Mirko Eichhorn (* 1971), German figure skater

O

Otto Eichhorn (1884–1966), Prussian administrative lawyer and district administrator

P

Paul Eichhorn (1869–1953), German chronicler, local researcher and draftsman
Peter Eichhorn (painter) (1877–1960), German painter
Peter Eichhorn (* 1939), German business economist

R.

Rainer Eichhorn (* 1950), German politician (CDU)
Roman Eichhorn (* 1948), Russian-German painter and graphic artist
Rudolf Eichhorn (politician, 1853) (1853–1925), Austrian pastor and politician
Rudolf Eichhorn (singer) (1859– ??), German singer (baritone)
Rudolf Eichhorn (engineer) (1879 – after 1964), German engineer and master builder
Rudolf Eichhorn (politician, 1921) (* 1921), German politician (CDU)

S.

Siegfried Eichhorn (1923–2005), German economist

T

Theresa Eichhorn (* 1992), German cross-country skier

U

Ulrich Eichhorn (* 1961), German manager in the automotive industry
Ulrike Eichhorn , German architect, publisher and publicist
Ursula Eichhorn (* 1959), German architect, author and architectural historian

W.

Wally Eichhorn-Nelson (1896–1986), German writer

Walter Eichhorn (* 1936), German airliner pilot and aerobatic pilot

Werner Eichhorn (sinologist) (1899–1990), German sinologist

Werner Eichhorn (actor) (1922–2005), German actor

Wilhelm Eichhorn (merchant) (1805–1877), German merchant and coffee roaster

Wilhelm Eichhorn (theologian) (1846–1923), German pastor and deacon director

Wilhelm Eichhorn (banker) (1879–1957), German bank director

Willi Eichhorn (1908–1994), German rower

Wolfgang Eichhorn (philosopher) (* 1930), German Marxist philosopher

Wolfgang Eichhorn (mathematician) (* 1933), German business mathematician

Individual proof

^ Hans Bahlow: German name dictionary. Family and first names explained according to their origin and meaning. Gondrom Verlag, Bindlach 1991, 1993, 2004, ISBN 3-8112-0294-4

[1] Hans Bahlow: German name dictionary. Family and first names explained according to their origin and meaning. Gondrom Verlag, Bindlach 1991, 1993, 2004, ISBN 3-8112-0294-4