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Arx Early Origins

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The surname Arx was first found in Switzerland, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Arx Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Arx, von Arx, van Arx, Arzio and others.

Arx Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Arx research. Another 269 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1648 and 1835 are included under the topic Early Arx History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Arx Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Arx Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Verena Von Arx, who arrived in either Carolina or Pennsylvania in 1751

Arx Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph and Urs Von Arx, who settled in Hancock county, Illinois, in 1852

Contemporary Notables of the name Arx (post 1700)

Lucille Von Arx, American Democrat politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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Citations

^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

Other References

Kneschke, Dr. Ernest Heinrich. Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels-Lexicon 9 Volumes New General German Aristocracy Lexicon. Leipzig: Friedrich Voigt, 1859. Print.
Bahlow, Hans. Mecklenburgisches Namenbüchlein Ein Führer durch Mecklenburgs Familiennamen. Rostock: Carl Hinstorffs Verlag, 1932. Print.
Haverkamp, Alfred. Medieval Germany 1056-1273 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print.
Hildenbrand, A.M. Wappenfibel. Handbuch der Heraldik. Neustadt an der Aisch: 1970. Print.
Bahlow, Hans (Edda Gentry trns). Dictionary of German Names . Madison, Wisconsin: Max Kade Institute, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7).
Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
Bahlow, Hans and Edda Gentry. Translation Dictionary of German Names 2nd Edition. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 2002. Print.
Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2000. Print. (ISBN 978-0806303024).
Siebmacher, J.J. Siebmachers Wappenbuch. München, Battenberg: 1975. Print.
Steed, Henry Wickham . The Hapsburg Monarchy. London: Constable and Company, 1919. Print.
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The Arx Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Arx Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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