Englert
A German surname that likely grew from a short form of old given names like Engelhard or other names ending in -hart/-hard.
The #7,525 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 69,836 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Englert is best understood as a German surname formed from a short, reduced form of older personal names, especially names built on the element Engel- and on the old name endings -hart or -hard. The historical sources connect it with forms such as Engelhard and with German nickname-style reductions ending in -ert, which were common in surname formation. The name is therefore not an occupation or place-name, but a hereditary surname that began as a patronymic or name-based identifier.
History
German surname dictionaries place Englert among names that developed from older Germanic given names, and the same pattern turns up in related forms such as Engler and Engel. The name appears in German-speaking areas and in later German-American records; the U.S. census rank reflects modest but established use in America. Because surname spelling was flexible, Englert may also have been influenced by local dialect pronunciation and by the shortening of longer baptismal names.
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Fun fact
A 19th-century German naming discussion groups Englert with surnames in which a full old name ending in -hart was softened down to -ert over time.
From the historical record
“Ingilbodo: Engelboth, Angilfrid: Engelfried. Angilhart: Engelhard — Englert. Gen. Engelarts (ostfries.) Patr. A. Angelher: Engeler; Engler,”
— Die deutschen Familiennamen