| ![Show Contents]() Thuering History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of ThueringWhat does the name Thuering mean? The name Thuering, which is a local surname, reveals that the original bearer of the name once lived, held land, or was born in this beautiful region of Thuringia. In the Holy Roman Empire, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and, after the 12th century, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. In addition, when coupled with the German preposition von, which means from or of, local names can indicate that the bearer of the name was an aristocrat. However, in modern times, the von is frequently dropped from the surname. The Thuering family originally lived in Thuringia, which located between Hessen and Lower Saxony in the west and Saxony in the east. This regional name refers to a person who originated in Thuringia and migrated to another German or European state. Early Origins of the Thuering familyThe surname Thuering was first found in Thuringia, where the name could be considered to have made a major contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of early development of Europe. The name became prominent in local affairs as early as 760, when Albicus Torringer served the Duke of Bavaria. They branched into many houses which played important roles in the tribal and national conflicts, each group seeking power and status in an ever changing territorial profile. This family is possibly the oldest and one of the most famous noble families of Bavaria. Early History of the Thuering familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Thuering research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1483, 1630 and 1828 are included under the topic Early Thuering History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Thuering Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Turing, Tuering, Toring, Toeringe, Turinge, Tueringe, Toringe, Touringe, Toeringer, Turinger, Thuringer, Toringer, Touringer, Toeringer, Tueringer, Thuering, Thuring, Thuringen and many more. Early Notables of the Thuering family- Thuering von Ringoltingen (d.1483), the mayor of Berne, who wrote the first German form of the story of the "beautiful mermaid" (Die schoene Melusine) for the Margrave of Hochberg...
Migration of the Thuering familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Johann Christoph and Johann Adam Turinger, both of whom arrived in Philadelphia in 1742. Jacob Thuringer came in 1751; Lutwig Thuringer in 1752; and Balthas Thuringer arrived in 1754..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Thuering (post 1700) | + |
- George Lewis Thuering (b. 1919), American prominent professor of engineering in Pennsylvania
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