Frohlich History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Frohlich belongs to the category of surnames that were derived from nicknames, usually based on a personal or physical characteristic of the initial bearer. In this instance, the name is derived from the Middle High German word "vraelich," which means "happy," or "cheerful." Thus, this surname evolved from a nickname for a merry and cheerful person. For example, Otto von Osterreich, the Duke of Austria in 1331, was nicknamed "der (the) Frohliche."

Early Origins of the Frohlich family

The surname Frohlich was first found in Hessen, where bearers of this surname were an integral part of the early mediaeval Feudal System, that would become the basis of European society. The earliest record of this surname dates back to the thirteenth century, when one Hertwicus dictus Vrolich was recorded in Ingelheim, in the region of Hesse, in 1269. There is also record of a Wyckenendus dictus Frolich, who was a blacksmith in Bodenheim, in 1315.

Early History of the Frohlich family

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Frohlich Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Frolich, Frohlich, Frohlck, Frolking, Fraily, Fraley, Frolick, Froelick, Frolicker, Frohlich, Frohlick, Froelig, Froellich, Froellick, Froehlick and many more.

Early Notables of the Frohlich family

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Frohlich migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Frohlich Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Apollonia Rapp Frohlich went to America with her husband Valentin in 1723
Hans Michel Frohlich, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1729 1
Johan Frohlich, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1740 1

Frohlich Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Maria Frohlich, who landed in Texas in 1840 1
Elizabeth Frohlich joined a quickly growing colony of Germans in Texas in 1844
Johann Jos Frohlich, who arrived in Texas in 1845 1
Joseph Frohlich, who arrived in America in 1845 1
C G F Frohlich, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Frohlich (post 1700) +

Jacob Frohlich (b. 1857), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Connecticut State Senate 8th District, 1913-14 2
Albrecht Fröhlich (1916-2001), German mathematician famous for his major results and conjectures on Galois module theory in the Galois structure of rings of integers
Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich (1796-1865), Swiss poet

Citations +

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, February 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html