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Where did the German Schreyer family come from? What is the German Schreyer family crest and coat of arms? When did the Schreyer family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Schreyer family history?
Bavaria, Germany is the ancestral home of the Schreyer family. The Germans began using hereditary surnames in the 12th century. Schreyer is an occupational name, which was derived from the kind of work done by the original bearer. It is a name for a town crier. The name stems from the German word "schrien," meaning "shout," and was also sometimes used as a nickname to indicate a noisy or loud individual.
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- First settlers to North America
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In the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Schreyer include Schreyern, Schreier, Schreyer, Schryer, Schreiert, Schreijaegg, Schreihans, Schreivogel and many more.First found in the southern regions of Bavaria and Bohemia, where members of this family became prominent contributors to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that powerful region, as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the feudal system.
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The great European flow of migration to North America, which began in the middle of the 17th century and continued into the 20th century, was particularly attractive to those from Bavaria who wished to escape either poverty or religious persecution. For many Bavarian tenant farmers, the chance to own their own land was a major incentive. So the widespread colonization of the United States began in 1650, when many immigrants from Germany settled in pockets in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. In Canada, German settlement centered in Ontario and the prairie Among those of this surname listed in various historical records were:
Schreyer Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Johan Schreyer, who landed in New York in 1709
- Johan Adam Schreyer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738
- Johan Adam Schreyer arrived in Philadelphia in 1738
- Johann Adam Schreyer, who landed in America in 1739
- Johannes Schreyer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743
Schreyer Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Elisabeth Schreyer, who landed in America in 1836
- J. C. F. Schreyer came to Texas in 1849
- Martin Schreyer, who arrived in New York in 1850
- Gottlob Huldreich Schreyer, who arrived in America in 1854
- Karl Gottlob Schreyer, who arrived in America in 1854
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- A. M. Schreyer, known as Daredevil Schreyer, was an American daredevil cyclist and athlete
- Adolf Schreyer (1828-1899), German painter
- Peter Schreyer (b. 1953), German automobile designer
- Michaele Schreyer (b. 1951), German commissioner of the European Commission
- Helmut Theodor Schreyer (1912-1984), German inventor
- Wolfgang Schreyer (b. 1927), German writer of fiction, historic adventures mixed with documentary, science
- Dirk Schreyer (b. 1944), German competition rower and Olympic champion
- Lothar Schreyer (1886-1966), member of the literary group "Der Sturm," who was founder and director of a theater in Berlin and professor of the famous Bauhaus school of art
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