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![Show Contents]() Agricola Surname History
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The Agricola family originated in Bavaria, Germany. As hereditary surnames were adopted in that area beginning in the 12th century, people were often identified by the kind of work they did. Agricola is an occupational name for a farmer. Agricola is the Latin form of the name Bauer, Baumann, Ackermann, or Schnitter, which are all associated with the farming profession. The root word of the name Agricola is recognizable in the modern word agriculture. Early Origins of the Agricola familyThe surname Agricola was first found in Nuremberg, where the name was associated with a patrician family of the region. They contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs. Agricola is the Latin form of the name Bauer, Baumann, Ackermann, or Schnitter; all these names designate the farming profession. Bauer means farmer, and the name Agricola is seen in our term agriculture. Early History of the Agricola familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Agricola research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1445, 1486, 1494, 1506, 1555, 1556, 1566 and 1703 are included under the topic Early Agricola History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Agricola Spelling VariationsMany cultural groups lived in the German states in medieval times. Each had its own dialect and traditions, and unique variations of popular names. Low German, which is similar to contemporary Dutch, was spoken in Westphalia. German names are characterized by additions such as regional suffixes and phrases that tell something about the origin or background of its original bearer. Further contributing to the variation in German names was the fact that there were no spelling rules in medieval times: scribes recorded names according to their sound. The recorded spelling variations of Agricola include Agricola, Agricolas, Aggricola, Agricole and many more. Early Notables of the Agricola familyProminent among members of the name Agricola in this period include - Alexander Agricola (c.1445-1506), a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance
- Martin Agricola (1486-1556), who was a prominent and influential composer. Georg Bauer Agricola (1494-1555), an important scientist, was known as the "father of mineralogy", and Martin Agricola (1494-...
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The great European flow of migration to North America, which began in the middle of the 17th century and continued into the 20th century, was particularly attractive to those from Bavaria who wished to escape either poverty or religious persecution. For many Bavarian tenant farmers, the chance to own their own land was a major incentive. So the widespread colonization of the United States began in 1650, when many immigrants from Germany settled in pockets in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. In Canada, German settlement centered in Ontario and the prairie provinces. Among those of this surname listed in various historical records were:
Agricola Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Ludwig Agricola, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1763 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Agricola (post 1700) | + |
- Martin Agricola (1486-1556), German musical theorist
- Johann Agricola (1492-1566), German reformer and founder of Protestantism
- Georgius Agricola (1494-1555), German mineralogist
- Mikael Agricola (1510-1557), Bishop of Turku, Finland, who brought the Reformation to Finland, and translated the bible into Finnish
- Rudolphus Agricola (1443-1485), Dutch humanist
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Agricola migration to the United States 
