About the Mainhardt Surname

Not every Mainhardt is related, but the name itself grew out of Meinhardt. The family name meaning is “Strong and hardy”, the same as for Meinhardt. The two spellings differ in a small detail: Mainhardt has “a” where Meinhardt has “e”. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Meinhart, Meinhard and Meinert.

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