Show ContentsHagele History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Hagele is a local surname; it is derived from the Old German word hagi, which means farm. Topographical surnames, were given to a people who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.

Early Origins of the Hagele family

The surname Hagele was first found in Wuerttemberg and Baden, where the family made a considerable contribution to the feudal society which shaped modern Europe. The family branched into several houses, all of which played an important role in the local political conflicts which forged the nation. One of the first individual bearers of this name to be mentioned in ancient chronicles was one "Hagel" of Wuerttemberg in the year 1281. Early chronicles also mention Conrat Hegelli of Constance in 1392, and Heinrich Hegelin of Moehringen in 1396.

Early History of the Hagele family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hagele research. Another 175 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1656, 1658, 1668, 1726, 1743, 1770 and 1831 are included under the topic Early Hagele History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hagele Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hagel, Hegel, Haegel, Haegle, Hagele, Haegele, Hagelin, Haegelin, Hegelin, Hegelen, Hagelen, Hageler, Hegeler, Haegeler, Hagler, Hegler, Hegelli (Swiss) and many more.

Early Notables of the Hagele family

Notables with the surname Hagele during this period were Georg Wilhelm Friedrich (1770-1831), who was a prominent German philosopher. He emerged after other Philosophers of note, such as Kant and Schelling, as the last Romantic idealist. His many works have been...
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United States Hagele migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hagele Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Hans Georg Hagele, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1751
  • Hans Georg Hagele, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 1
Hagele Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Carl Hagele, aged 1, who arrived in New York in 1854 1
  • George Hagele, who arrived in Allegany County, Pennsylvania in 1854 1
  • Joseph Hagele, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1874 1
  • Emanuel Hagele, aged 31, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 1
  • Martha Hagele, aged 20, who landed in New York, NY in 1893 1
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  1. 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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