Hummels History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Etymology of Hummels

What does the name Hummels mean?

Bavaria, Germany is the ancestral home of the Hummels family. The Hummels surname evolved as a local name. It is a name for a family that lived in Bavaria from very early times.

Early Origins of the Hummels family

The surname Hummels was first found in Bavaria, 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 numerous branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Hummels family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hummels research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1778, 1817 and 1837 are included under the topic Early Hummels History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hummels Spelling Variations

In the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Hummels include Hummel, Humel, Hummell, Humell, Hummle, Humle and others.

Early Notables of the Hummels family

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Hummels migration to the United States +

Thousands of German settlers came to North America between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries. The hardships of the long voyage were balanced by the opportunity to escape poverty and religious persecution. The descendents of these settlers still populate the states of Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. Many also live in Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Hummels or a variant listed above:

Hummels Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

M Theresia Hummels, who landed in America in 1844 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)