Schnur History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The Schnur 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 Schnur family

The surname Schnur 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 Schnur family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schnur research. Another 39 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1687, 1794, 1832, 1872 and 1873 are included under the topic Early Schnur History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Schnur 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 Schnur family

Notables with the surname Schnur 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...
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Schnur migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schnur Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Franz Anton Schnur, who settled in America in 1744
J Henry Schnur, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 1

Schnur Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Schnur, aged 17, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1832 1
Wendle Schnur, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1837 1
Heinrich Schnur, who arrived in North America in 1838 1
George Henry Schnur, who arrived in Illinois in 1843
Wilhelmine Schnur, aged 30, who arrived in America in 1845 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Schnur (post 1700) +

Sandra Schnur (1935-1994), American disability rights leader
Meghan Schnur (b. 1985), American soccer midfielder
Warren L. Schnur, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1954 2
Peter Schnur, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Joplin, Missouri, 1889-93 2
Herbert Schnur, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Joplin, Missouri, 1923-27 2
Frank Schnur (1888-1958), American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1936, 1944, 1948; Socialist Labor Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1956 2
Gerda Schnur de Hidalgo (1910-1969), Spanish intellectual who lived in Paris from 1926 and 1939, mother of Diego Hidalgo Schnur
Diego Hidalgo Schnur (1931-1936), Spanish philanthropist, intellectual and businessman, Minister of War under the Second Spanish Republic 1931-1936
Brayden Schnur (b. 1995), Canadian tennis player

Historic Events for the Schnur family +

Bismarck

Hans Schnur (1920-1941), German Maschinengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details