Steichen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Steichen family

The surname Steichen was first found in Saxony, where the name could be considered to make a great early contribution to the feudal society. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the tribal and national conflicts, each group seeking power and status in a fluctuating territorial profile.

Early History of the Steichen family

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Steichen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Steuven, Stoeven, Steuben, Staeuber, Staiber, Steubing, Steube and many more.

Early Notables of the Steichen family

Prominent bearers of the family name Steichen at this time were Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Augustus Heinrich Ferdinand von Steuben (1730-1794), who was a famous German soldier from Magdeburg, Prussia. He became grand-marshal at the court of the Prince of Hollenzollern, and then at the court of the Margrave of Baden. In...
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Steichen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Steichen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Steichen, who arrived in New York, NY in 1888 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Steichen (post 1700) +

Edward Steichen (1879-1973), German-born, American photographer, painter, art gallery and museum curator and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Clement J. Steichen, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1956 2

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 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html