Show ContentsSchuchart History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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

Early Origins of the Schuchart family

The surname Schuchart 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 Schuchart family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schuchart 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 Schuchart History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Schuchart 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 Schuchart family

Notable members of the surname Schuchart 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 Schuchart migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schuchart Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Heinrich Schuchart, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1745 1
Schuchart Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Luis Schuchart, aged 23, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Garonne"

Contemporary Notables of the name Schuchart (post 1700) +

  • Mike Schuchart (b. 1962), American professional PGA golfer who had 19 professional wins


  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)


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