Show ContentsFogler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Fogler 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 Fogler family

The surname Fogler 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 Fogler family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fogler research. Another 219 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1749, 1781, 1790, 1814 and 1831 are included under the topic Early Fogler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fogler 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 Fogler family

Notable members of the surname Fogler 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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United States Fogler migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fogler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Henry Fogler, who arrived in Frederick County, Maryland in 1794 [1]
Fogler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Fogler, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1843 [1]
  • Francis H Fogler, who landed in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1849 [1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Fogler (post 1700) +

  • William H. Fogler (d. 1902), American politician, Justice of Maine State Supreme Court, 1898-1902 [2]
  • William H. Fogler, American Republican politician, Mayor of Belfast, Maine, 1885 [2]
  • Harry Fogler, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964 [2]


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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