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Where did the German Wild family come from? What is the German Wild family crest and coat of arms? When did the Wild family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Wild family history?
The history of the Wild family name begins in the German province of Bavaria. Wild is a nickname surname, a class of German names derived from eke-names, or added names, that described people by a personal characteristic or other attribute. Wild is a name for a person who was extremely wild and passionate. The surname Wild is derived from the German word wild, which means the same in English.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Many cultural groups lived in the German states in medieval times. Each had its own dialect and traditions, and unique variations of popular names. Low German, which is similar to contemporary Dutch, was spoken in Westphalia. German names are characterized by additions such as regional suffixes and phrases that tell something about the origin or background of its original bearer. Further contributing to the variation in German names was the fact that there were no spelling rules in medieval times: scribes recorded names according to their sound. The recorded spelling variations of Wild include Wilder, Wildt, Wilde, Wild, Wilt, Wildter and others.First found in Bavaria, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation that would later play an important role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wild research. Another 158 words(11 lines of text) covering the year 1855 is included under the topic Early Wild History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Another 41 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Wild Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Wild. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries, German settlers arrived in North America by the thousands. Persecution based on religion and poverty were great motivators in this large-scale migration. So too was the opportunity for tenant farmers to own their own land. Ample land and opportunity awaited the settlers who went to such states as Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California, as well as Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Wild or a variant listed above:
Wild Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Robert Wild who settled in Virginia in 1635
- William, John and Jo Wild, who all settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1635
- Alice Wild, aged 40, arrived in New England in 1635
- John Wild, who settled in Barbados in 1654
- Christopher Wild, who landed in Maryland in 1655
Wild Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- John Wild, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1703
- Johann Georg Wild, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1730
- Valentin Wild arrived in Philadelphia in 1732
- Abraham Wild, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751
- Jacob Wild, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752
Wild Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- David Wild, who landed in America in 1807
- Casper Wild, aged 24, landed in St Louis, Mo in 1841
- Charles Wild, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1844
- Harriet Wild, who landed in New York, NY in 1844
- Henry Wild, aged 21, arrived in St Louis, Mo in 1846
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- Horace B Wild (d. 1940), American aviator
- Payson Sibley Wild (1905-1998), American educator and political scientist, Dean of Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University (1946-49)
- Earl Wild (1915-2010), American pianist
- Harry J. Wild (1901-1961), American film and television cinematographer, Academy Award co-nominee
- John Daniel Wild (1902-1972), American philosopher
- Hans-Peter Wild (b. 1941), German entrepreneur, owner and chairman of Rudolf WILD GmbH & Co. KG
- Sir Herbert Richard Churton Wild GBE, KCMG, QC (1912-1978), the ninth Chief Justice of New Zealand
- Henri Wild (1877-1951), prominent Swiss engineer and inventor
- Stephen Wild (b. 1981), English professional rugby league player
- Joseph Wild (1759-1847), English-born early explorer of Australia sent there as a convict
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- The Shepard Genealogy by Lowell Shepard Blaisdell.
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- Strassburger, Ralph B. Pennsylvania German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
- Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Journeys German Immigration, Settlement and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
- Götze, Alfred. Familiennamen im badischen Oberland. Heidelberg: C. Winter, 1918. Print.
- Strassburger, Ralph B. German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
- Kneschke, Dr. Ernest Heinrich. Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels-Lexicon 9 Volumes New General German Aristocracy Lexicon. Leipzig: Friedrich Voigt, 1859. Print.
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Gritzner, M. Handbuch der heraldischen Terminologie in zwölf Zungen. Nürnberg: 1890. Print.
- Hildenbrand, A.M. Wappenfibel. Handbuch der Heraldik. Neustadt an der Aisch: 1970. Print.
- Jones, George F. The Germans of Colonial Georgia 1733-1783 Revised edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0806311614).
- Gottschald, Max. Deutsche Namenkunde unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung. München: J.F. Lehmanns Verlag, 1932. Print.
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The Wild Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Wild Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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