Show ContentsNovy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Novy family

The surname Novy was first found in East Prussia, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as numerous branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some of which were located in other countries. Through the acquisition of these estates as well as their important contributions to society, the family successfully elevated their social status. They would eventually become Barons in Silesia with their main seat being at Fridland.

Early History of the Novy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Novy research. Another 126 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1771 and 1830 are included under the topic Early Novy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Novy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Novak, Nowak, Novack, Nowack, Novek, Noveck, Novotny, Novy, Nowey, Nowy, Nowacki, Nowik, Naujock, Naucke, Novik, Nowik, Nowick, Novicki, Nowag, Nowakowski, Nowinski and many more.

Early Notables of the Novy family

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United States Novy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Novy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Vaclav Novy, who landed in Arkansas in 1882 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Novy (post 1700) +

  • Jim Novy, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964 2
  • Helmut Novy (b. 1944), German ice hockey player
  • Tom Novy, DJ and producer from Munich, Germany
  • Václav Novy, Bohemian track and field athlete
  • Lili Novy (1885-1958), Slovene poet and translator of poetry
  • Oldøich Novy (1899-1983), Czech film and theatre actor, director and composer
  • Milan Novy (b. 1951), retired Czech ice hockey center


  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 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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