Siewers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

Early Origins of the Siewers family

The surname Siewers was first found in northern Germany, in particular Hamburg and Pomerania, where the name gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society in this region. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches in the eastern Baltic, elevating their social status by their great contributions to society through the military and civil services.

Early History of the Siewers family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Siewers research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1586, 1666, 1710, 1745, 1760 and 1768 are included under the topic Early Siewers History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Siewers Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sievers, Siever, Sievert, Sivrit, Sievertsen, Siver, Sivers, Sivert, Siefert, Siffert, Siefers, Sieverling (Westphalia), Siewer, Siewers and many more.

Early Notables of the Siewers family

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Siewers migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Siewers Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Henry Siewers, who settled in Philadelphia in 1842
Joseph Siewers, aged 32, who landed in Missouri in 1848 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)