| ![Show Contents]() Schlager History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany Saxony, one of the oldest and most beautiful regions of Germany, is the esteemed birthplace of the Schlager family. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. This happened later in Germany than in most other European countries and surnames were not introduced in the German duchies until after the 12th century. The manner in which Schlager became a hereditary surname is extremely interesting because it was initially a name of an occupation. Occupational surnames date back to the feudal era. However, under the Feudal System, occupational names did not become hereditary until the offices themselves became hereditary. It was only after an occupation was inherited by several generations in lineal descent, that occupational names came to be applied to entire families, and so became hereditary surnames. Early Origins of the Schlager familyThe surname Schlager was first found in the Anhalt region of ancient Saxony, 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 major contributor to the political development of the nation. Chronicles first mention Wolbero Slegel of Cologne in 1142, and the knight Herman Slegel of Bavaria in 1309. Early History of the Schlager familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schlager research. Another 162 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1719, 1749, 1767, 1821, 1845 and 1868 are included under the topic Early Schlager History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Schlager Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Schlegel, Schlegell, Schlegele, Slegel and others. Early Notables of the Schlager familyAnother 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Schlager Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Schlager migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Schlager Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Adam Schlager, who landed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1840 1
- Mr. Chr. Schlager, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Andacia"
- Heinrich Schlager, who arrived in Texas in 1846 1
- Elis Schlager, who landed in America in 1849 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Schlager (post 1700) | + |
- Raymond L. Schlager, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from 18th Senatorial District, 1961 2
- Jacob R. Schlager (d. 1926), American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920 2
- Werner Schlager (b. 1972), former Austrian world champion table tennis player
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Schlager migration to the United States 
