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Schindel Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Etymology of Schindel

What does the name Schindel mean?

The surname Schindel is an occupational name meaning 'shingler' in the German language. During the Middle Ages, Jews would often assume names popular within lands in which they lived to remain inconspicuous.

Schindel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schindler, Schindlers, Schindel, Schindelin and many more.

Schindel migration to the United States +



Schindel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Michael Schindel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 1
  • Michael Schindel, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1755
  • Johann Peter Schindel, who arrived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1758 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Schindel (post 1700) +

  • Morton Schindel (1918-2016), American Academy Award nominated educator, producer, and founder of Weston Woods Studios
  • Carol-Ann Schindel, former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives
  • Jeremiah Schindel, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Pennsylvania State Senate 5th District, 1859-61 2
  • Ulrich Schindel (b. 1935), German classical philologist

Suggested Readings for the name Schindel +

  • Genealogy of Georg Friedrich & Maria Barbara Hamm Schindel by William Richard Shindle.
  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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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