Michler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The name Michler was born in the beautiful region of Bohemia, which is now part of Czechoslavakia. German surnames developed at a time when most of Bohemia, and most of the German provinces, were states of the Holy Roman Empire. At first people used only a single name, but as the population grew and people began to travel, they began to find it necessary to take on an additional name to distinguish themselves. Fairly general principles guided the development of hereditary surnames in Bohemia. The surname Michler derived from the given name Michael, which derives in turn from the Hebrew Mika'el. It is composed of "mi" meaning "who," "ke," meaning "like," and "El," a shortened form of "Eloin," meaning "God," with the whole meaning of "who is like God," or "God-like." The popularity of the name Michael resulted from the devotion to the various Judeo-Christian holy figures bearing this name.

Early Origins of the Michler family

The surname Michler was first found in Bohemia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Michler family

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Michler Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Michael, Micheel, Michel, Meikle, Michler, Michaelis (Prussia), Michahelles (North Rhine) and many more.

Early Notables of the Michler family

During this early period, notable bearers of the name Michler included Tobias Michael (1592-1657), a German composer and kantor of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, updated the church's hymnal in...
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Michler migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Michler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Michler, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 1
Barbara Michler, who arrived in New York, NY in 1743 1
Johannes Michler, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1749 1
Jost Michler, who arrived in Georgia in 1749 aboard the ship "Charles Town Galley" 1
J Wolfgang Michler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1757 1

Michler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Leonard Michler, aged 27, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1805 1
Charlotte Michler, who landed in Texas in 1854 1
John Michler, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1858 1
Karl W Michler, who arrived in Kentucky in 1892 1

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)