Nestle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The roots of the distinguished German surname Nestle lie in the former duchy of Swabia. The name is derived from the Middle High German "nesteler," meaning "maker of thread or string." It is therefore likely that the progenitor of this name held such an occupation.

Early Origins of the Nestle family

The surname Nestle was first found in Swabia, where it is thought to have emerged. The original bearer of the name was likely a manufacturer of string or thread who came to be known as "Nestle" within his community. The earliest records of the name have been traced to the city of Koblenz, where Contrat Nesteli was living in 1290. The young Nestle family played a crucial role in the early history of the region, and contributed greatly to the development of medieval Swabian society.

Early History of the Nestle family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nestle research. Another 126 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1290, 1457, 1498, 1657, 1700, 1721, 1740, 1787, 1804 and 1843 are included under the topic Early Nestle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Nestle Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nestler, Nestell, Nestel, Nestle, Nestelmann, Nessler, Nesteler and many more.

Early Notables of the Nestle family

Notables with the surname Nestle during this period were

Karl Christoph Nestler (1740-1804), a well-known philosopher and theologian from Saxony, and Johan Friedrich Nestler (1787-1843), a Danish army surgeon

Nestle migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Nestle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jacob Nestle, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803 1

Citations +

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)