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Bavaria, Germany is the ancestral home of the Greulich family. The Greulich surname evolved as a local name. It is a name for a family that lived in Bavaria, where the name Greulich came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the region's medieval society.
The surname Greulich was first found in Bavaria, where the name Greulich came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the region's medieval society. Later the family became more prominent as several branches of the same house acquired distant estates which elevated the family's social status.
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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 Greulich include Greulich, Graulich, Grelich, Greulick, Groylick, Groylich and many more.
Prominent among members of the name Greulich in this period include
Thousands of German settlers came to North America between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries. The hardships of the long voyage were balanced by the opportunity to escape poverty and religious persecution. The descendents of these settlers still populate the states of Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. Many also live in Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Greulich or a variant listed above: