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Schindler Ranking

In the United States, the name Schindler is the 4,465th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Schindler is ranked the 7,333rd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2


United States Schindler migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schindler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jost Schindler, who settled in Philadelphia County in 1734
  • Conrad Schindler, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1752
  • Leonhardt Schindler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 3
  • Conrad Schindler, who arrived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1753 3
  • George Schindler, who arrived in New York, NY in 1754 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Schindler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Franz Christian Schindler, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1842 3
  • Mrs. Karl Schindler, who landed in Brazil in 1846 3
  • Wenslaus Schindler, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1851 3
  • Paul Moritz Schindler, who arrived in America in 1851 3
  • Rosine Schindler, who landed in New York, NY in 1853 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Schindler (post 1700) +

  • David William Schindler OC AOE FRSC FRS (1940-2021), American-born, Canadian limnologist who held the Killam Memorial Chair at the University of Alberta in Edmonton
  • Rudolf Michael Schindler (1887-1953), Austrian-American architect in Los Angeles
  • Bill Schindler (1909-1952), American racecar driver
  • Alexander M Schindler (b. 1925), American Rabbi, who was President of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations
  • Miriam A. Schindler, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928 4
  • Mary J. Schindler, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948 4
  • Ernest A. Schindler, American politician, First Selectman of Vernon, Connecticut, 1947 4
  • Charles H. Schindler (1883-1972), American Republican politician, Andrew County Judge, 1941-47; Member of Missouri State House of Representatives from Andrew County, 1947-58 4
  • Barbara Schindler, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1980 4
  • A. F. Schindler, American politician, Mayor of Springville, New York, 1947 4
  • ... (Another 8 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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


Suggested Readings for the name Schindler +

  • The Descendants of Christian Sexauer and Caroline Schindler of Baden, Germany, 1806-1980 by Yvonne Spahr Erickson.

  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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)
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  5. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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