Schnorr History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The Schnorr surname may be derived from the German word "Schnur," meaning "string." It is supposed that the name was originally occupational for someone who either made string, or made objects using string. However, the name may also have derived from the German "schnurr," which means "funny," or "amusing," and in this case, would likely have been a nickname, which later became a surname.

Early Origins of the Schnorr family

The surname Schnorr was first found in Mergentheim, in present day, Baden-Württemberg, where there was reference to a Rüdiger Snurre of Igersheim in 1298. Other records include Johann Snorre recorded as living in Rostock in 1304; and Hainlin Schnurrer, citizen of Stuttgart, on record in 1404.

Early History of the Schnorr family

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Schnorr Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schnur, Schnor, Schnorr, Schnurer, Schnierer, Schnurman, Schnurmacher, Schnirr, Schnirer, Schnoor, Schnurle, Schnierl, Schnurchen, Snorr, Snurr, Schnurling and many more.

Early Notables of the Schnorr family

Notables with the surname Schnorr during this period were

a bearer of Schnorr, raised to the nobility of the Holy Roman Empire on April 4, 1687. The family was also later ennobled in Bavaria on May 7, 1832 and in Saxony on February 24, 1873. Baron Julius von...

Schnorr migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schnorr Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Anna Maria Schnorr, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1742

Schnorr Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Kaspar Schnorr, who arrived in America in 1840 1
Philipp Schnorr, who arrived in Brazil in 1846 1
Schwickert Schnorr, who arrived in Brazil in 1846 1
Anna Kath Eberhard Schnorr, who settled in Brazil in 1846
A. Mar Sabel Schnorr, who settled in Brazil in 1846
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Contemporary Notables of the name Schnorr (post 1700) +

Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1836-1865), German Heldentenor, creator of the role of Tristan in Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde who died tragically at the age of 29
Claus-Peter Schnorr (b. 1943), German Professor in the Department of Mathematics/Computer Science at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University

Historic Events for the Schnorr family +

Bismarck

Heinrich Schnorr (1914-1941), German Maschinenmaat who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2

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)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details