Echt Surname History

Origins Available:
Germany

The surname Echt can be traced back to the former German kingdom of Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. The name simply means "Czech," and was used to distinguish natives of Bohemia from other ethnic groups.

Early Origins of the Echt family

The surname Echt was first found in Bohemia, where the ethnic group to which the name referred originated. The name was first recorded in 1372 in Liegnitz, where a man using the variation Tscheche was living.

Early History of the Echt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Echt research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1372, 1454, 1781 and 1843 are included under the topic Early Echt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Echt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Czech, Tschech, Tscache, Echt, Cseh, Czechowicz and many more.

Early Notables of the Echt family

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Echt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Echt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Simon Echt, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 1

Citations +

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)