Muth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The vast movement of people that followed the Norman Conquest of England of 1066 brought the Muth family name to the British Isles. They lived in Methley, Yorkshire. Methley is situated midway between Leeds and Pontefract and the town dates back to Anglo-Saxon times.The village of Methley contains a fine church dating from the 14th century with family tombs and medieval carvings which inspired the sculptures of Henry Moore.

Early Origins of the Muth family

The surname Muth was first found in Yorkshire from very ancient times. At the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086 the village of Methley, midway between Leeds and Pontefract, was held by Ilbert de Lacy, a Norman noble who accompanied King William in his conquest of England at Hastings in 1066. The village of Methley contains a fine church dating from the 14th century with family tombs and medieval carvings which inspired the sculptures of Henry Moore.

Early History of the Muth family

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Muth Spelling Variations

A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Methley, Methly, Mettley, Meythly, Methelay, Methlay and many more.

Early Notables of the Muth family

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Muth Ranking

In the United States, the name Muth is the 7,886^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Muth migration to the United States +

Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Muth or a variant listed above:

Muth Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johan Peter Muth, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 2
Johann Heinrich Muth, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 2
Johan Georg Muth, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 2
Peter Muth, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
Philip Muth, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
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Muth Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joh Muth, who landed in America in 1807 2
August Muth, aged 24, who arrived in Missouri in 1840 2
Chr M Muth, who landed in Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Talisman", he died in 1849 2
Friedrich Muth, aged 27, who landed in New York, NY in 1848 2
Phil Christian Muth, who arrived in America in 1849 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Muth (post 1700) +

Peter Joseph De Muth (1892-1993), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1937-1939)
Chuck Muth (b. 1959), American President of Citizen Outreach, former executive director of the American Conservative Union
Richard Ferris Muth (b. 1927), American economist
Jon J. Muth (b. 1960), American comic book artist and children's book illustrator
Ellen Anna Muth (b. 1981), American actress, best known for her role as George Lass in Dead Like Me
John Fraser Muth (1930-2005), American economist, known as "the father of the rational expectations revolution in economics"
Julius Muth, American politician, U.S. Consul in Magdeburg, 1897 3
Carl Borromäus Johann Baptist Muth (1867-1944), German writer, founder of the religious and cultural magazine Hochland
Sergiu Muth (b. 1990), Romanian footballer
Raphael Muth Deegan (1918-1993), American Democratic Party politician, Member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1957-67; Mayor of Cameron, West Virginia 4

Historic Events for the Muth family +

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Hans Muth (1922-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 5

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details