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Early Origins of the Scherping family

The surname Scherping 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 Scherping family

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Scherping 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 Scherping family

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United States Scherping migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Scherping Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Friedrich Christ Scherping, who arrived in America in 1845 1
  • Gerh Heinr Scherping, who landed in America in 1847 1
  • Engelbert Scherping, who landed in America in 1847 1


  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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