Shir History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Shir family

The surname Shir 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 Shir family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shir 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 Shir History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Shir Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Shir family

During this period prominent bearers of the name Shir 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...
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Shir Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Shir migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Shir Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacob Shir, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1727 aboard the ship "Molley John Hodgeson" 1

Citations +

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)