Shares History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Germany

Early Origins of the Shares family

The surname Shares was first found in Hamburg, where this family became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the name became an integral part of the North Sea region, as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the feudal system.

Early History of the Shares family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shares research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1289, 1294, 1615, 1618, 1671 and 1674 are included under the topic Early Shares History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Shares Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Schorr, Schorrer, Schor, Schors, Schorer, Schorre, Schore and many more.

Early Notables of the Shares family

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Shares migration to the United States +

Shares Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Micheal Shares, who landed in Texas in 1835 1
A Shares, aged 30, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1840 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Shares (post 1700) +

Henry C. Shares, American politician, Representative from New York 26th District, 1902 2

Sources +

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 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html