Schmoker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The Schmoker surname is the Low German equivalent to the English word "smoker." It is thought that the name may have originally been occupational, for someone who worked with charcoal.

Early Origins of the Schmoker family

The surname Schmoker was first found in the Heidelberg area.

Early History of the Schmoker family

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Schmoker Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schmocker, Schmoker, Schmooker, Smoker, Schmock and others.

Early Notables of the Schmoker family

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Schmoker migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schmoker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Christian Schmoker, who arrived in Kentucky in 1883 1

Schmoker Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Samuel Schmoker, aged 67, who landed in America from Vufflins, in 1902
Eduard Schmoker, aged 20, who immigrated to the United States from Interlaken, Switzerland, in 1913
Julia Schmoker, aged 21, who settled in America from Interlaken, Switzerland, in 1919
Marthe Schmoker, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Interlaken, Switzerland, in 1919

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)