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Early Origins of the Scherzer family

The surname Scherzer was first found in Austria, 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 nation a landmark contributor to the development of Europe.

Early History of the Scherzer family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Scherzer research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1298, 1631, 1712, 1747, 1795, 1804, 1807, 1815, 1816, 1841, 1886 and 1889 are included under the topic Early Scherzer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Scherzer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Scherer, Scher, Scherers, Schere, Scherr, Scherrer and many more.

Early Notables of the Scherzer family

During this period prominent bearers of the name Scherzer were Sebastian Anton Scherer (1631-1712), a German composer and organist of the Baroque era; Barthelemy Scherer (1747-1804), an Austrian general in the French army...
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United States Scherzer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Scherzer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • J A Scherzer, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 1
  • William Scherzer, who arrived in Savanna(h), Georgia in 1856 1


  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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