Voget History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Voget originates in the Latin form "vocatus" or "advocatus"and referred to someone who appeared in court on another's behalf. As a surname, Voget is an occupational hereditary surname for a bailiff or overseer of a nobleman's estate.

Early Origins of the Voget family

The surname Voget was first found in central Germany, including Bavaria, Franconia, Hessen, and the Paltinate, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power. The oldest recorded individual of the many branches of this family was Johann Vogt von Hunolstein, who lived around 1080 and brought the family to the Rhine valley. There, the family's castle Hunolstein (four miles from Trier) prospered until 1523, when Franz von Sickingen laid the castle to ruins in his feud against the princes of Trier. They then moved into Lorraine where they eventually became counts. The other branches of Franconia and Hessen had divided off even before the 10th century.

Early History of the Voget family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Voget research. Another 209 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1560, 1672, 1674, 1694 and 1697 are included under the topic Early Voget History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Voget Spelling Variations

In the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Voget include Vogt, Voget, Voit, Voigt,Voight,Voigh, Vogtlin and many more.

Early Notables of the Voget family

Prominent among members of the name Voget in this period include Baron Valentin Vogt von Salzburg, the Lord of Eichenhausen, Querbach, and Duerrnhof, who was first Privy Councillor to the Prince of Brandenburg, high administrator to the cities Uffenheim, Mainbernheim, Castell, and others, as...
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Voget migration to the United States +

Between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries, German settlers arrived in North America by the thousands. Persecution based on religion and poverty were great motivators in this large-scale migration. So too was the opportunity for tenant farmers to own their own land. Ample land and opportunity awaited the settlers who went to such states as Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California, as well as Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Voget or a variant listed above:

Voget Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacob Voget, who arrived in America in 1755

Voget Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Chr Emanuel Voget, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1802 1
Cath. Elis. Voget, who settled in Baltimore in 1834
Elis. S. Voget, who arrived in Baltimore in 1834
John L. Voget, who settled in Baltimore in 1834
Ludwig Voget, who settled in Baltimore in 1834

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)