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Early Origins of the Jurek family

The surname Jurek was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France where the family has held a family seat since very early times.

Early History of the Jurek family

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Jurek Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jurquet, Jurquer, Jurquey, Jurquay, Jurket, Gurquet, Jurrette, Jurette, Gurette, Gurrette, Juquot, Jurquette, Gurquer, Jurkey, Jurkay, Jurker, Jurquett, Jurquette, Jurkette, Jurkett, Jurkete, Jurquete, Le Jurquet, Le Jurquer, Le Jurquey, Le Jurquay, Le Jurket, Le Jurkay, le Jurker, des Jurquet, des Jurquer, des Jurquey, des Jurquay, des Jurket, des Jurkey, des Jurkay and many more.

Early Notables of the Jurek family

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United States Jurek migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jurek Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Adolph Jurek, who landed in Texas in 1850-1906 [1]
  • Josef Jurek, who landed in Texas in 1850-1906 [1]
  • Joseph Jurek, who arrived in Texas in 1850-1906 [1]
Jurek Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Frank Jurek, who arrived in New York, NY in 1902 [1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Jurek (post 1700) +

  • Scott Jurek (b. 1973), American ultramarathoner
  • Marek Jurek (b. 1960), Polish right-wing politician
  • Eszter Jurek (b. 1936), Hungarian former Olympic figure skater
  • Jurek Becker (1937-1997), German (Polish born) writer of novels and short stories


  1. 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)


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