Eisenbeiß, Eisenbeisz, Eisenbeiss, Eisenbeis, Eisenbise, Eisenbies, Icenbice, Isenbice, E isenbeiser, Eysenbeiß, and Eysenbeys Genealogy

Eisenbeiß Family History & Genealogy

History & Genealogy information and links for families with the name Eisenbeiß, Eisenbeisz, Eisenbeiss, Eisenbeis, Eisenbise, Eisenbies, Icenbice, Isenbice, Eisenbeiser, Eysenbeiß, and Eysenbeys.

Eisenbeiß translates into "iron bite" There is a tombstone in the Johannisfriedhof Cemetery, Nuremberg (Nürnberg), Germany where two men are biting an iron sword.

General Information

Clyde Eisenbeis began researching the Eisenbeiß name in 1979 by writing letters to various Eisenbeiß families throughout North Dakota and South Dakota. This quickly expanded to California and Canada. (Email did not exist yet.)

The first Eisenbeiß Family Reunion was in Beulah, North Dakota in 1982. More than 120 Eisenbeisß came from North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, California, Illinois, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. We did not know how we were related, but we had the same last name.

Four Eisenbeiß from Germany were at the second International Eisenbeiß Family Reunion in 1984 in Aberdeen, South Dakota. About 350 relatives were there. Since then, it has included relatives from Germany, France, Switzerland, East Germany, and Luxembourg.

Over the next decades, the research expanded in an attempt to record all known Eisenbeiß families. Hundreds of folks have contributed thousands of names / family relationships ... and includes Eisenbeiß family genealogies from around the world. The genealogy has expanded to over 10,000 relatives.

Special acknowledgement is given to Albert Eisenbeiß of Germany, Henri Eisenbeis of France, and Dennis Eisenbeis of California for their long term commitment to this extensive effort.

History & Genealogy

Eisenbeiß Family History & Genealogy books have contained extensive information about Eisenbeiß families, letters, histories, maps, coat-of-arms, and genealogy dating back to the 1500's.

There are no plans to publish another history / genealogy book. All of the book contents can be found at these links:

Eisenbeiß Family History

Eisenbeiß Family Genealogy (more than 10,000 relatives)
Because there are many ancestors with the same name, it may be easier to find
your ancestor by searching for the wife's maiden name.

Eisenbeiß Family Genealogy Index

Additions / corrections can be emailed to Clyde Eisenbeis (details on the genealogy book format)

International Eisenbeiß Family Reunion

An International Eisenbeiß Family Reunion is held every three years.

Eisenbeiß familes have come to the reunion from many US states ... and from Canada, Germany, Switzerland, France, and Luxembourg.

The next reunion is scheduled for June 2028 in Bismarck, North Dakota.

For questions about the reunion => Clyde Eisenbeis <Eisenbeisz.Reunion@gmail.com>.
Contact him to be added to the email distribution list

The 2028 International Eisenbeiß Family Reunion documents have not been created yet.