Manor
Imukvere Manor
Imukvere mõis · German: Immofer
Imukvere, recorded since 1582, has a curious claim to fame in the history of Estonian surnames. When peasants were given family names in the early 19th century, the people of Imukvere received names such as Ilves (lynx), Karu (bear), Kotkas (eagle), Kukk (rooster) and even Elevant (elephant). Nine of them, among them Arstrebane, Aruksaar, Jürgenjaak, Orjavits, Prull, Tõruke and Vennink, were given nowhere else in Estonia, so anyone bearing one of them today very likely has roots in this small manor of Palamuse parish.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
1582. aastast teada olev Imukvere mõis on Eesti perekonnanimede ajaloos omapärane koht. Kui talupojad said 19. sajandi alguskümnenditel perekonnanimed, anti Imukvere inimestele selliseid nimesid nagu Ilves, Karu, Kotkas, Kukk ja isegi Elevant. Üheksa neist, teiste seas Arstrebane, Aruksaar, Jürgenjaak, Orjavits, Prull, Tõruke ja Vennink, ei pandud üheski teises Eesti mõisas, nii et nende kandjate juured on tänapäevalgi suure tõenäosusega selles väikeses Palamuse kihelkonna mõisas.
Source: https://mois.ee/mois/imukvere ↗