Illur Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The distinguished and ancient German surname Illur is derived from the name of the Iller River, which rises among the Allgäuer Alps and flows through Bavaria and along the border of Baden Württemburg into the Danube River.

Illur Early Origins

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The surname Illur was first found in settlements along the Iller River, from whose name the surname is derived. The first known bearer of the name was Hainr uf der Ilre, who was a citizen of Kempten in 1333. The young Illur family played a major role in the early history of the region, and contributed greatly to the development of medieval Bavarian society.

Illur Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Iler, Iller, Ilre, Illre, Illens and others.

Illur Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Illur research. Another 215 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 133 and 1333 are included under the topic Early Illur History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Illur Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Conrad and Elizabeth Iller, who settled in Philadelphia in 1729; Robert Iler, who was naturalized in Ohio in 1828; Regina Iller, who emigrated from Upper Bavaria to North America in 1852 with her three children.

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Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
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Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Schenk, Trudy. Wuerttemberg Emigration Index Volume I-VIII. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Inc., 1986. Print.
Nied, Edmund. Fraenkische Familiennamen urkundlich gesammelt und sprachlich gedeutet. Heidelberg: C. Winter, 1933. Print.
Bahlow, Hans (Edda Gentry trns). Dictionary of German Names . Madison, Wisconsin: Max Kade Institute, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7).
Strassburger, Ralph B. Pennsylvania German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
Brechenmacher, Josef Karlmann. Deutches Namenbuch. Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp, 1928. Print.
Gritzner, M. Handbuch der heraldischen Terminologie in zwölf Zungen. Nürnberg: 1890. Print.
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The Illur Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Illur Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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