Show ContentsSchuchardt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The roots of the distinguished German surname Schuchardt can be traced back to the state of Thuringia, where the name first emerged. "Schuchardt" is the Thuringian form of the Middle High German word "schuochworhte," which means "shoemaker."

Early Origins of the Schuchardt family

The surname Schuchardt was first found in the region of Thuringia, where it first emerged as a surname. At around the same time, the name was emerging in other regions in forms that correspond to other German dialects; for example, the name "Schubert" could be found in Saxony and Silesia, and "Schaumann" emerged in Westphalia.

Early History of the Schuchardt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schuchardt research. Another 154 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1404, 1461, 1580, 1657, 1705, 1730, 1734, 1778 and 1802 are included under the topic Early Schuchardt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Schuchardt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schuchardt, Shugart, Schugard, Schuchart, Schuchard, Schuckert, Schucker, Shugard, Shugert, Shugerd, Shugardt and many more.

Early Notables of the Schuchardt family

Notable members of the surname Schuchardt in this period were

  • Traugott Friedrich Schuchart, who worked as an architect and engineer between 1734 and 1778, and Michael Schuchardt (1730-1802), a China painter


United States Schuchardt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schuchardt Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Jacob Schuchardt, who landed in New York, NY in 1836 1
  • Adam Schuchardt, who landed in Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Elias & Char." 1
  • Mr. Carl Emil Schuchardt, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Elisa & Char."
  • Mr. Fried Ferd Schuchardt, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Elisa & Char."
  • Mr. Carl Schuchardt, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Elisa & Char."
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Schuchardt (post 1700) +

  • Else Schuchardt (1878-1958), Bavarian painter

Bismarck
  • Horst Schuchardt (1919-1941), German Mechanikersobergefreiter 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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