Escher History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Escher family

The surname Escher was first found in Switzerland, where since ancient times the name Escher was closely associated with the area's feudal conflicts. As they became more prominent, the family formed alliances with powerful nobles and princes during the many turbulent events of the period. Thus Escher merged with other distinguished houses thereby enhancing and extending the family's influence.

Early History of the Escher family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Escher research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1626, 1710, 1817 and 1899 are included under the topic Early Escher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Escher Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Esher, Ascher, Asher, Aischer, Aisher, Ayscher, Aysher, Eyscher, Eysher, Eser, Eshen, Eshere, Echel, Eschle, Eschere, Eschen, Eschel, Eschle, Aschere, Aschen, Aschel and many more.

Early Notables of the Escher family

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Escher migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Escher Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Adam Escher, who arrived in New York in 1709-1710 1
Jacob Escher, who landed in New York in 1709 1
Jacob Escher who, along with his wife and two children, settled in New York state in 1709
Johanne Conrad Escher who also settled in Pennsylvania in 1765
Joh Conrad Escher, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 1
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Escher Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Louis Escher, who arrived in Mississippi in 1885 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Escher (post 1700) +

William J. D. Escher (1931-2014), American aerospace engineer
Melissa Escher, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000 2
Gitta Escher (b. 1957), German bronze medalist gymnast at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Sandra Escher (b. 1945), Dutch psychiatrist
M. C. Escher (1898-1972), Maurits Cornelis Escher, a Dutch graphic artist
Rudolf George Escher (1912-1980), Dutch composer and music theoretician
Lydia Escher (1858-1891), Swiss patron of the arts
Luiz Jeferson Escher (b. 1987), Brazilian footballer
Josef Escher (1885-1954), Swiss Federal Councilor
Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth (1767-1823), Swiss scientist, civil engineer and politician
... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 30) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html