A German surname, Ebner comes from the Middle High German terms ‘ebene’ and ‘er’ which refers to a person living on a plateau or flat lands. Spelling variations for Ebner include Ener and Ebne. Some people with the Ebner name have lived in Germany, Switzerland and France. In England only the areas of Northumberland, Wiltshire, Kent and the city of London have the greater numbers of Ebner families. Within the United States Ebner family are concentrated in the northeast and mid-west regions. The states with the greater populations of Ebner individuals are New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Famous: Christina Ebner (a 14th century writer from Germany), Klaus Ebner (a poet and writer from Austria), Adalbert Ebner (19th century renown German Catholic clergyman), Ferdinand Ebner (a philosopher from Austria) and Mark Ebner (a journalist).