Seidlitz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Seidlitz family

The surname Seidlitz was first found in Silesia, where the name was associated with the nobility in the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches as this family moved northwards to Silesia and Prussia, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Seidlitz family

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Seidlitz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Seidlitz, Sydlitz, Seydlitz and others.

Early Notables of the Seidlitz family

Notables of the period with the surname Seidlitz were

Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Seidlitz (1721-1773), born in Cleves and Lord of Minkowski near Brieg, who achieved fame for his outstanding bravery as general of the calvary during the Seven Years War, a...

Seidlitz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Seidlitz Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Elizabeth Seidlitz, who landed in New York, NY in 1763 1

Seidlitz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Georg Seidlitz, who settled in Philadelphia in 1856

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)