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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

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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

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Steed, Henry Wickham . The Hapsburg Monarchy. London: Constable and Company, 1919. Print.
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Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
Zoder, Rudolf. Familiennamen in Ostfalen. Hildesheim: Geog Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1968. Print.
Schenk, Trudy. Wuerttemberg Emigration Index Volume I-VIII. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Inc., 1986. Print.
Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
Bahlow, Hans. Deutschlands geographische Namenwelt Etymologisches Lexikon der Fluss- und Ortsnamen alteuropaischer Herkunft. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1985. 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.

This page was last modified on 8 October 2015 at 14:05.