| ![Show Contents]() Esler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of EslerWhat does the name Esler mean? The name Esler is most likely an occupational name. The Teutonic tribes spoke Old Saxon, an early form of Low-German, and they used the words "esil-herdi" (donkey herder) to refer to the persons who reared donkeys for Cavalry support. Another source notes the name could be from the Middle High German esel, 'donkey' + the agent suffix -er. 1 Early Origins of the Esler familyThe surname Esler was first found in the ancient region of Saxony, and the Teutonic tribes, who inhabited the Elbe and Wesser valleys. Saxony was originally the name of a territory in the north-west of Germany, that also contained the duchies of Westphalia and Brunswick until the 12th and 13th centuries. Some of the family branched to Nuremberg in Bavaria and others fled to Ireland and Scotland due to religious persecution. The Irish branch which settled mostly in County Antrim mostly arrived at about the time of the Plantation of Ulster and took advantage of the land offer at that time having been brought by Protestant refugees from Catholic states in Germany. 1 Early History of the Esler familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Esler research. Another 32 words (2 lines of text) covering the year 1339 is included under the topic Early Esler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Esler Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Esolherde, Eseler, Esler and others. Early Notables of the Esler familyMore information is included under the topic Early Esler Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Esler migration to the United States | + |
Esler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- James Esler, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1842 2
- B.M. Esler, aged 39, who landed in America, in 1892
- Ann Esler, aged 25, who immigrated to America, in 1893
- Jenny Esler, aged 11, who immigrated to the United States, in 1893
- Paul Esler, aged 40, who immigrated to the United States, in 1893
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Esler Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Robert Esler, aged 36, who landed in America from Antrim, in 1903
- Mrs. R. L. Esler, aged 37, who settled in America, in 1903
- William H. Esler, aged 23, who landed in America, in 1906
- Lemish Esler, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States, in 1906
- M. Esler, aged 20, who settled in America, in 1906
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Esler (post 1700) | + |
- Lt. Wilmer Esler (d. 1941), American pilot and eponym of Esler Airfield who became the first casualty of Camp Beauregard Army Field when his plane crashed on April 11, 1941
- Isabella Esler (b. 2004), American actress and singer of Colombian descent, known for her starring role as Lydia Deetz in the first national tour of Beetlejuice
- Eugene R. Esler, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 37th District, 1906 3
- Frank Esler -Smith (1948-1991), English arranger and keyboard player for Doug Parkinson's Southern Star from 1978 to 1980 before joining the soft rock band Air Supply in the 1980s
- Philip Francis Esler FRSE (b. 1952), Australian Portland Chair in New Testament Studies at the University of Gloucestershire
- Erminda Rentoul Esler (1852-1924), Irish novelist who wrote romances and fiction expressing Presbyterian moral values
- Ben Esler (b. 1982), Australian actor, best known for playing Sean McGinnes in the AMC television series Hell on Wheels
- Ty Esler (b. 1971), former Australian rules football player
- Murray David Esler (b. 1944), Australian clinical cardiologist and medical scientist
- Bahlow, Hans, Dictionary of German Names. translated by Edda Gentry, Wisconsin: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7)
- 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 2015, October 30) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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