Hebenstreit

Hebenstreit (from German: heben (obsolete) "to begin", "to start" plus Streit "dispute", "fight", "argument", thus literally "quarrel-monger")[1][2] is a German surname from a nickname[1] denoting a quarrelsome, cantankerous person and may refer to:

Johann Ernst Hebenstreit (1703–1757), German physician and naturalist
Michael Hebenstreit (1812–1875), Austrian Kapellmeister and composer for stage music
Pantaleon Hebenstreit (1668–1750), German dance teacher, musician and composer

References

"Hebenstreit Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2020-02-22. German: nickname for a quarrelsome person, from heb (imperative of heben ‘to start’) + the definite article (accusative) (d)en + strit ‘quarrel’, ‘fight’.
"Hebenstreit Surname". forebears.io. Retrieved 2020-02-22. Approximately 3,628 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Austria.

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[anc-1] "Hebenstreit Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2020-02-22. German: nickname for a quarrelsome person, from heb (imperative of heben ‘to start’) + the definite article (accusative) (d)en + strit ‘quarrel’, ‘fight’.

[2] "Hebenstreit Surname". forebears.io. Retrieved 2020-02-22. Approximately 3,628 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Austria.