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Early Origins of the Scharping family

The surname Scharping was first found in Upper Austria, at Schärding, a town in northern Austrian state. The town dates back to at least 806 when it was listed as a Passau farmyard and was held by the Wittlesbach family until 1779.

Early History of the Scharping family

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Scharping Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Scharding, Sharding, Scharping, Scherping, Scherding, Scharden, Schardin, Scherpen, Scherpon, Schardt, Schart, Scherdt, Schardinck, Schardin and many more.

Early Notables of the Scharping family

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United States Scharping migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Scharping Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Wilhelm Scharping, aged 23, who settled in America from Dortmund, Germany, in 1911

Contemporary Notables of the name Scharping (post 1700) +

  • Jens Scharping (b. 1974), German former football striker
  • Rudolf Scharping (b. 1947), German politician, Minister of Defence (1998 to 2002)


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