Show ContentsScherb Surname History

Early Origins of the Scherb family

The surname Scherb was first found in Austria, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this nation a landmark contributor to the development of Europe.

Early History of the Scherb family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Scherb research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1298, 1631, 1712, 1747, 1795, 1804, 1807, 1815, 1816, 1841, 1886 and 1889 are included under the topic Early Scherb History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Scherb Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Scherer, Scher, Scherers, Schere, Scherr, Scherrer and many more.

Early Notables of the Scherb family

During this period prominent bearers of the name Scherb were Sebastian Anton Scherer (1631-1712), a German composer and organist of the Baroque era; Barthelemy Scherer (1747-1804), an Austrian general in the French army...
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United States Scherb migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Scherb Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jacob Scherb, who arrived in New York, NY in 1709 1
  • Michel Scherb, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1753 1
  • Miegel Scherb, who landed in Massachusetts in 1753 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Scherb (post 1700) +

  • Marc Amand Elisée Scherb, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2


  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)
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) Marc Scherb. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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