The name Weils 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.
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Early Origins of the Weils family
The surname Weils 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 Weils traveled and acquired distant estates, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.
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Early History of the Weils family
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Weils Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Weil, Weill, Weile, Weiler, Weiller and others.
Early Notables of the Weils family
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Migration of the Weils family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Heinrich Weil, who took the oath of allegiance in Pennsylvania in 1744; Andrew Weiler, who immigrated with his wife and their three children to America in 1709.
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