Earnhardt

The Noble Earnhardt Family from North Carolina is represented here. The ancestral home of the Earnhardt family is in the German province of Bavaria. Earnhardt is a German nickname surname. Such names came from eke-names, or added names, that described their initial bearer through reference to a physical characteristic or other attribute. It is a name for a courageous or honorable person. The surname Earnhardt is composed of two German words meaning honor and bravery.