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Early Origins of the Schuch family

The surname Schuch was first found in Bavaria, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.

Early History of the Schuch family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schuch research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1619, 1667 and 1743 are included under the topic Early Schuch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Schuch Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schuh, Schuck, Shuh, Schuch, Shook, Schug, Schewe, Schugh, Schuhman, Schumann, Schuckman, Schuckmann, Schumaker, Schoemaker, Shoemaker, Schumacher, Schuhmacher, Shoo, Schoo and many more.

Early Notables of the Schuch family

Prominent among members of the name Schuch in this period include Countess Ehrengard Melusina von der Schulenberg, Duchess of Kendal (1667-1743), born on 25 Dec. 1667 at Emden in the present Prussian province of Saxony. "Emden was the estate of her father, Count Gustavus...
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United States Schuch migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schuch Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Anna Catherine Schuch, who settled in America sometime between 1709 and 1710
  • Johann Wilhelm Schuch, who landed in New York, NY in 1710 1
  • Johannes Schuch, who arrived in New York, NY in 1710 1
  • Anna Maria Schuch, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1739
  • Christian Schuch, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1739 1
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Schuch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jakob Schuch, who arrived in Brazil in 1827 1
  • Karl Schuch, who landed in Brazil in 1846 1
  • Charles Schuch, aged 28, who arrived in Missouri in 1847 1
  • Johann Nikolaus Schuch, who arrived in Brazil in 1857 1
  • Miss Schuch, who landed in Brazil in 1860 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Schuch (post 1700) +

  • Ernst Edler von Schuch (1846-1914), Austrian conductor
  • Johann Christian Schuch (1752-1813), Polish garden designer and architect
  • Timuzsin Schuch (b. 1985), Hungarian handball player
  • Carl Schuch (1846-1903), Austrian painter

Bismarck
  • Georg Schüch (1915-1941), German Bootsmannsmaat who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2


  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)
  2. 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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