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Diane,
I have nothing that avers nor refutes the name Herr being Jewish. However, the following is a quote from the "Hans Herr Book" I referenced in my previous response.
"The race of Herr descended froma very ancient family; is free -- that is to say, of noble origin. . . . Likewise from time immemorial, its knights were brave and worthy. . . . Possessing in Schwaben vast and rich estates, the name of which was called and written Hern von Bilried. . . . The father of this race was called the Schwabish Knight Hugo, the Herr or Lord of Bilried. . . . In the year 1009 flourished and was known to all, the family from whom that of Herr is descended. . . . But in the fifteenth century several of the race resigned their nobility and settled as citizens. . . . They, however, retained their noble name and their Coat of Arms, and in the year 1593 John Herr, or Lord of Bilried, obtained from the Emperor Ferdinand, in Schwabish Hall, a written testimonial, proving for his flourishing family their Coat of Arms, their free an noble descent and the possession of their race to the latest generation."
Leads me to believe that Herr is not Jewish. Mark
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