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Early Origins of the Schine family

The surname Schine was first found in Switzerland, 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 Schine family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schine research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1363, 1414, 1450, 1575, 1585, 1603, 1611, 1630 and 1650 are included under the topic Early Schine History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Schine Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schein, Scheins, Shein, Scheine, Sheine, Scheiner, Sheiner, Shine, Shines and many more.

Early Notables of the Schine family

Notables of the time with the surname Schine were Johan Herman Schein (1585-1630), who was court musician in Weimar and one of the leading German composers of the 17th century; and Christoph Scheiner (1575-1650) who was a renowned...
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United States Schine migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Schine Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Margaret Schine, who arrived in New York in 1842 [1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Schine (post 1700) +

  • Edward Schine, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948 [2]
  • James Schine Crown (1953-2023), American businessman and heir, President of Henry Crown and Company, director of JPMorgan Chase & Co., General Dynamics and Sara Lee


  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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