Frittz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Etymology of Frittz

What does the name Frittz mean?

The Frittz surname finds its roots in a Germanic personal name derived from of the word "frid" meaning "peace."

Early Origins of the Frittz family

The surname Frittz was first found in Bavaria, Brandenburg, Prussia, and Sweden, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century on the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Frittz family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Frittz research. Another 167 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1547, 1590, 1636, 1647, 1654, 1686, 1697, 1715, 1721, 1725, 1730, 1742, 1766 and 1775 are included under the topic Early Frittz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Frittz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fritze, Fritzsch, Fritzsche, Frick, Fritts and many more.

Early Notables of the Frittz family

Nikodemus Frischlin (1547-1590), a great humanist, who traveled throughout Europe; Samuel Fritz (1654-c.1725), a Czech Jesuit missionary from Trautenau, Bohemia, noted for his exploration of the Amazon River and its basin. Between 1686 and 1715, he founded thirty-eight missions along the length of the Amazon River. Barthold Fritz, the celebrated mechanician and maker of instruments was the son of a miller, born near Brunswick...
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Frittz migration to the United States +

Frittz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Frittz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1803 1

Sources +

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)