Jurek History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Jurek family
The surname Jurek was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France where the family has held a family seat since very early times.
Early History of the Jurek family
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Jurek Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Jurquet, Jurquer, Jurquey, Jurquay, Jurket, Gurquet, Jurrette, Jurette, Gurette, Gurrette, Juquot, Jurquette, Gurquer, Jurkey, Jurkay, Jurker, Jurquett, Jurquette, Jurkette, Jurkett, Jurkete, Jurquete, Le Jurquet, Le Jurquer, Le Jurquey, Le Jurquay, Le Jurket, Le Jurkay, le Jurker, des Jurquet, des Jurquer, des Jurquey, des Jurquay, des Jurket, des Jurkey, des Jurkay and many more.
Early Notables of the Jurek family
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Jurek migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Jurek Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Adolph Jurek, who landed in Texas in 1850-1906 1
- Josef Jurek, who landed in Texas in 1850-1906 1
- Joseph Jurek, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 1
Jurek Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Frank Jurek, who arrived in New York, NY in 1902 1
Contemporary Notables of the name Jurek (post 1700) +
- Scott Jurek (b. 1973), American ultramarathoner
- Marek Jurek (b. 1960), Polish right-wing politician
- Eszter Jurek (b. 1936), Hungarian former Olympic figure skater
- Jurek Becker (1937-1997), German (Polish born) writer of novels and short stories
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)