Schier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

Early Origins of the Schier family

The surname Schier was first found in Saxony, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Schier family

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Schier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Scheibling, Scheiding, Scheidingen, Schedling, Scheibler, Scheidling, Schiebling, Schebling, Schabling, Scheiblingen, Schaebling and many more.

Early Notables of the Schier family

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Schier migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Abraham Schier, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1817
Joh Heinr Schier, who landed in America in 1836 1
Joh Bern Schier, who arrived in America in 1838 1
Elis Wahlbrink Schier, who arrived in America in 1838
Elis Muller Schier, who settled in New Orleans in 1848
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Schier Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Louis Schier, who arrived in Arkansas in 1901 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Schier (post 1700) +

Kurt Schier (1929-2023), German philologist who specializes in Germanic studies

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)