Bezold History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Bezold family

The surname Bezold was first found in Bavaria, where the name Bezold came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Bezold family

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Bezold Spelling Variations

Many 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 Bezold include Bezold, Bezzold, Bezzolde, Bezolde, Bezoldd and many more.

Early Notables of the Bezold family

Prominent among members of the name Bezold in this period include

the von Bezold family of Bavaria

Bezold migration to the United States +

Between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries, German settlers arrived in North America by the thousands. Persecution based on religion and poverty were great motivators in this large-scale migration. So too was the opportunity for tenant farmers to own their own land. Ample land and opportunity awaited the settlers who went to such states as Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California, as well as Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Bezold or a variant listed above:

Bezold Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Matthaus Bezold, who settled in Philadelphia in 1842
Charles Bezold, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1880

Contemporary Notables of the name Bezold (post 1700) +

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm von Bezold (1837-1907), German physicist and meteorologist
Friedrich Bezold (1842-1908), German otologist, who made large contributions to early audiology
Carl Bezold (1859-1922), German orientalist
Albert von Bezold (1836-1868), German physiologist
Wilhelm von Bezold (1837-1907), German physicist, discover of the Bezold-Brücke shift