Stroh History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Stroh family
The surname Stroh was first found in Hessen, where the name was closely identified in the early period of history with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout Europe. The name would later emerge as an influential noble family, having many distinguished branches, and well known for its involvement in social, economic and political affairs.
Early History of the Stroh family
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Stroh Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Stroh, Strohl, Strohmayer, Strohback and others.
Early Notables of the Stroh family
Prominent figures of the time who bore the name Stroh were
- the Stroh family of Hessen
Stroh Ranking
In the United States, the name Stroh is the 7,002nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
Stroh migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Stroh Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Freiderich Stroh who settled in Pennsylvania in 1749
- Freiderich Stroh, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
- Jost Stroh, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
- Peter Stroh, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 2
- Peter Stroh who took the "Oath of Allegiance" in 1754
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Stroh Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Frederic Stroh, aged 22, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1804 2
- Adam Stroh, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1859 2
- Philip Stroh, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1860 2
- Anne Marie Gottfried Stroh, who landed in America in 1866 2
- August Stroh, aged 30, who landed in New York, NY in 1889 2
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Stroh migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Stroh Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
- Johann and Christopher Stroh, who settled in Quebec with their many children
- Anna Stroh, aged 44, who arrived in Quebec in 1893
- Carl Stroh, aged 5, who arrived in Quebec in 1893
- Carl Stroh, aged 27, who landed in Quebec in 1893
- Cathrina Stroh, aged 10, who arrived in Quebec in 1893
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Contemporary Notables of the name Stroh (post 1700) +
- Robert H. Stroh, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1948 3
- Kaycee Stroh (b. 1984), American actress, singer and dancer
- Johannes Matthias Augustus Stroh, German designer of violins, eponym of the Stroh violin
- Bernard Stroh, American founder of the Stroh Brewing Company of Detroit, Michigan
- Ken Stroh Ph.D., of the Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Richard Stroh, Canadian television actor
Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html