Storz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Scotland

Early Origins of the Storz family

The surname Storz was first found in Berkshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Storz family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Storz research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1534, 1571, 1587, 1604, 1648, 1662 and 1686 are included under the topic Early Storz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Storz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Storer, Storrer and others.

Early Notables of the Storz family

Notables of this surname at this time include: Thomas Storer (1571-1604), English poet, son of John Storer, a citizen of London, who was elected a student of Christ Church, Oxford, in 1587; and Arthur Storer...
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Storz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Storz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gottlieb Storz, aged 39, who landed in America in 1839 1
J F Storz, aged 28, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 1
Culins Storz, aged 20, who arrived in New York, NY in 1851 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Storz (post 1700) +

Robert Todd Storz (1924-1964), American founder of the Storz Radio Empire and is credited with being the father of the Top 40 radio format, grandson of Gottlieb Storz
Carl August Guido Storz, American inventor of Sorz, a type of hose coupling in 1882 which is still used today on fire hoses in firefighting applications
Gottlieb Storz (1852-1939), American founder of the Storz Brewery in 1876 which operated until 1972 and then reopened in 2013
Harold E. Storz, American politician, Mayor of Royal Oak, Michigan, 1925-29 2
Sybill Storz (b. 1937), German businesswoman, managing director of the Karl Storz Group; she holds over 100 patents in the field of airway management
Harry Werner Storz (1904-1982), German silver medalist sprinter at the 1928 Summer Olympics

The Storz Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Dum spiro spero
Motto Translation: While I have breath I hope.

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 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html