Fogel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The surname Fogel is a name that originated in Thuringia, which is located between Hessen and Lower Saxony in the west and Saxony in the east. During the 2nd and 3rd centuries, Thuringia was a kingdom of the Germanic Hermunderen, but the land was conquered by the Franks and the Saxons in the mid-6th century. Thuringia was brought under the rule of Franconian counts by Charles Martel and Charlemagne founded the Thuringian Mark in 804 as a defensive region against the Slavs. In the late 15th century, Thuringia was divided into four main principalities: Sachsen-Weimar, Sachsen-Altenburg, Sachsen-Coburg, and Sachsen-Meiningen. Thuringia retained its independent status until it became a part of the German Empire after the Unification of 1871.

Early Origins of the Fogel family

The surname Fogel was first found in Thuringia, in the south-eastern part of Saxony, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation. The family can be traced as far back as the year 1544, when Heinrich Vogel the Elder founded a branch of the family in the Duchy of Gotha.

Early History of the Fogel family

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Fogel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Vogel, Voegel, Vogele, Voegele, Voegelein, Vagel (northern Germany), Vogeler, Vogler, Voegler, Voegeler, Vogl (Austria), Vageler (northern Germany), Fogel, Fogeler, Vakel, Vogal, Vogels, Vogall and many more.

Early Notables of the Fogel family

Notable members of the surname Fogel in this period were Joseph Anton Vogl, a noted physician in Pusterthals who was ennobled in 1781 for his outstanding accomplishments. He brought...
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Fogel Ranking

In the United States, the name Fogel is the 7,031^st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Fogel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fogel Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Susan Fogel, who arrived in Maryland in 1650 2

Fogel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Fogel, who landed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1834 2
H Fogel, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County Pennsylvania in 1844 2
John Fogel, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1847 2
Egnus Fogel, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 2
Ignatx Fogel, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Fogel (post 1700) +

Marilyn Fogel (1952-2022), American geo-ecologist and Professor of Geo-ecology at UC Riverside in Riverside, California
Bryan Fogel, American playwright, author, producer and film director
Aaron Fogel (b. 1947), American poet
Horace Fogel (1861-1928), American Major League Baseball manager
Jeremy Don Fogel (b. 1949), American jurist, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1998-)
Dr. Lawrence J. Fogel (1928-2007), American pioneer in evolutionary computation and human factors analysis
Robert William Fogel (1926-2013), American economic historian and scientist, co-recipient of the 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Herbert A. Fogel, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972 3
Eudice Fogel, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996 3
Silvio Fogel (1949-2016), Argentine football player
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Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html