Melchers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Melchers family

The surname Melchers was first found in Austria, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. Melchior was the name of one of the biblical three Wise Men or Kings (Kaspar, Melchior and Balthasar,) and means literally in Hebrew "King of Light." In the 15th century it became very popular as a first name. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made the territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Melchers family

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Melchers Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Melchior, Melcher, Melchers, Melchert, Melckor, Melchor, Melkior, Melckior, Melcore, Melcior, Malcher (Silesia), Melchart, Melchior and many more.

Early Notables of the Melchers family

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Melchers migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Melchers Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joh Gerh Melchers, who arrived in America in 1841 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Melchers (post 1700) +

Julius Theodore Melchers (1829-1908), German-born, American sculptor and teacher
Julius Garibaldi Melchers (1860-1932), American artist
Hans Daniel Melchers (1938-2023), Dutch businessman, founder of Melchemie Holland BV, and was major (15%) shareholder in HAL Investments BV
Claudia Melchers (b. 1969), Dutch head of CMC Catering
Paul Melchers (1813-1895), Cardinal and Archbishop of Cologne

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)