In a compendium of ships' passenger lists, there is an entry for Joseph Morgenroth, a builder who arrived in New York on board the vessel "Leander" on 27 May 1850. The arrival of the family Johann Morgenroth in New Orleans on 20 May 1852 is also recorded. Johann, his wife Catharine and their daughters Maria nd Elisabeth hailed orginally from the German town of Newkirche and were bound ultimately for Cincinnati.
The origins of the surname Morganroth, or as it usually spelled "Morgenroth" can be traced to serveral different sources. The wrod "morgenroth" can be literally translated as "sunrise" or "dawn" and the term was sometimes applied to those who were early risers. It was frequently an ocupational nickname for farmers and might also have been to dessignate anyone who performed a particular task each day at dawn. The surname Morganroth might hwave orginated also as a locative name indicating that the orginal bearer lived "where the sun rises", or, in the eastern portion of a given lovality. The use of "morgenroth" in this geographical sense was a feature of the ancient pre-Christian culture of the Germanic Tribes, who, in the manner of pagan peoples everywhere, ascribed mystical significance to celestial movements. Along similiar lines, there is a village called " Morgeroete" in the vicinity of the town of Zwickau, and it is likely that at least some bearers of the surname Morganroth are descended from residents of that settlement, or of other settlements so named. German archives contain a reference to on " Thidericus Morgenrod" who was living in Hamburg in the year 1296. Fixed heredity surnames first appeared in Germany in the twelth century. Arms were granted to the " Morgen " family.
BCAZON OF ARMS: Per fess; gules and azure; overall a mullet or.
Translation: A mullet (star) denotes Constancy in the Service of the King
CREST: A mullet as in the arms
ORIGIN: Germany
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