Loffler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Loffler family

The surname Loffler was first found in Austria, where the name could be considered to have made a great contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of modern Europe. The name's literal meaning referred to the craftsman who carved out wooden spoons. Later, it came to represent numerous branches of a powerful family. Chronicles first mention Hans Loeffler of Stuttgart in 1447. The name first became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in tribal and national conflicts, where each group sought power and status in an ever changing territorial profile.

Early History of the Loffler family

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Loffler Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loeffler, Loeffel, Loefel, Loefeler, Loeffers, Leffler (Silesia), Loepeler (northern Germany), Loeffelmann, Loeffels, Loefels, Loffler and many more.

Early Notables of the Loffler family

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Loffler migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loffler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Adam Loffler, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 1
Dieterich Loffler, who landed in America in 1751 1

Loffler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Christian Loffler, who arrived in Texas in 1844 1
J A Loffler, who arrived in America in 1853 1
Joseph Loffler, who arrived in Ohio in 1868 1

Loffler migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loffler Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Anna Loffler, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
Johannes Loffler, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757

Contemporary Notables of the name Loffler (post 1700) +

Friedrich August Johann Löffler (1852-1915), German bacteriologist
Bertold Löffler (1874-1960), Austrian painter, printmaker, designer and ceramicist

Historic Events for the Loffler family +

Bismarck

Werner Löffler (1911-1941), German Funkmeister who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2

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)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details