The ancestral home of the Grelich family is Bavaria. Grelich is a local name for a person who lived in Bavaria, where the name Greulich came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the region's medieval society.
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Early Origins of the Grelich family
The surname Grelich was first found in Bavaria, where the name Greulich came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the region's medieval society. Later the family became more prominent as several branches of the same house acquired distant estates which elevated the family's social status.
Early History of the Grelich family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grelich research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Grelich History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Grelich Spelling Variations
Many cultural groups lived in the German states in medieval times. Each had its own dialect and traditions, and unique variations of popular names. Low German, which is similar to contemporary Dutch, was spoken in Westphalia. German names are characterized by additions such as regional suffixes and phrases that tell something about the origin or background of its original bearer. Further contributing to the variation in German names was the fact that there were no spelling rules in medieval times: scribes recorded names according to their sound. The recorded spelling variations of Grelich include Greulich, Graulich, Grelich, Greulick, Groylick, Groylich and many more.
Early Notables of the Grelich family
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Migration of the Grelich family
Between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries, German settlers arrived in North America by the thousands. Persecution based on religion and poverty were great motivators in this large-scale migration. So too was the opportunity for tenant farmers to own their own land. Ample land and opportunity awaited the settlers who went to such states as Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California, as well as Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Grelich or a variant listed above: Frantz Greulich, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1743; Jacob Graulich settled in Pennsylvania in 1754; Johann Greulich arrived in Texas with his wife and two daughters in 1854 the same year as Kasper and Maria Greulich and their daughter Maria.
