| ![Show Contents]() Sigismund History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of SigismundWhat does the name Sigismund mean? The surname Sigismund was originally a German personal name, most commonly found under the form "Sigismund" in the Middle Ages. The name is derived from the German word "sieg," meaning "victory," and the Old High German word "munt," meaning "protection." Early Origins of the Sigismund familyThe surname Sigismund was first found in various regions of Germany, where several different versions of the name emerged independently. For example, the variants "Simond" and "Simonds" were common in the Rhineland, and "Segemund" or "Seemund" were often found in the northern regions of Germany. Every branch of the Sigismund family was instrumental during these early times, each playing a major role in the development of the society of their particular region. The name was derived from a personal name composed of the elements "sigi" meaning "victory" and "mund" meaning "protection." Early History of the Sigismund familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sigismund research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1688, 1741 and 1784 are included under the topic Early Sigismund History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sigismund Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Sigmund, Siegmund, Sigismund, Seemond, Seemund, Segemund, Siemund, Symunt and many more. Early Notables of the Sigismund familyMore information is included under the topic Early Sigismund Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Sigismund migration to the United States | + |
Sigismund Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Frank Sigismund, who landed in Georgia in 1739 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Sigismund (post 1700) | + |
- Carl Sigismund Kunth (1788-1850), German botanist, he was one of the early systematic botanists who focused on studying the plants of the Americas
- John Sigismund Tanner (d. 1775), German-born, medallist who practised carving and engraving for snuff-boxes, gun-locks, a native of Saxe-Gotha, he emigrated to England in 1728
- Edmund Sigismund Somers (1759-1824), Irish physician, born in Dublin about 1759, the son of William Somers, a mechanic
- Thomas Sigismund Stribling (1881-1965), American writer and lawyer who won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1933 for his novel The Store
- Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (1709-1782), German chemist and pioneer of analytical chemistry
- King John Sigismund Zapolya (1540-1571), king of Hungary
- Sigismund Christian Hubert Goetze (1866-1939), English painter and art patron
- Sigismund Freyer (b. 1881), German bronze medalist equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Sigismund von Radecki (1891-1970), trained as an engineer in Vienna and moved to Berlin where he became a journalist and novelist
- 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)
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