Weill History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The name Weill is of uncertain origins; some scholars find it to be derived Old Norse, while it is also thought to be derived from the Latin "villa," meaning a country house or estate. There are several places so named, located in present day Baden, Wurttemberg, and Bavaria.

Early Origins of the Weill family

The surname Weill was first found in Swabia and Austria, where the name came from aristocratic origins, and gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. Chronicles mention a Hermann von Weiler, as being present at the founding of the monastery of St. George in the Black Forest. His family line became known as Weiler zu Weiler (a city near Heilbronn,) and many members held the position of Priori of the cloister Weiler in Blauthale, which the family founded in the 11th century. A Burkhard Weiler was the Abbot of Sinsheim in 1468; Wolf von Weiler (1508-1585) accompanied Duke Christoph von Wuerttemberg on a campaign in France, and Dietrich von Weiler (1542-1602,) the chief steward and private tutor to the Duke of Wuerttemberg, united estates of numerous branches into his own hands. This surname spread and became more prominent as branches of Weill traveled and acquired distant estates, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Weill family

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Weill Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Weil, Weill, Weile, Weiler, Weiller and others.

Early Notables of the Weill family

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Weill Ranking

In France, the name Weill is the 4,436^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Weill migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Weill Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannes Weill, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 2
Johann Peter Weill, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1771 2

Weill Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Michael Weill, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1838 2
David H Weill, who landed in Mississippi in 1860 2
Alphonse Weill, who landed in California in 1875 2
Charles Weill, who arrived in Mississippi in 1877 2
Jacob Weill, who arrived in Mississippi in 1877 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Weill (post 1700) +

Raymond Henry Weill (1913-2003), American philatelist
Sanford I. "Sandy" Weill (b. 1933), American banker, financier and philanthropist, former chief executive officer and chairman of Citigroup Inc
Kurt Julian Weill (1900-1950), German-born American composer
Claudia Weill, American film director
Armand "Al" Weill (1893-1969), American boxing manager
Solomon C. Weill, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County 19th District, 1898 3
Pearl Weill, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984, 1988 (alternate) 3

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html