Tuerck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Tuerck family

The surname Tuerck was first found in Silesia, where the name came from humble beginnings but acquired a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Tuerck family

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Tuerck Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Turcke, Turck, Turcke, Turk, Turke, Tuerck, Tuercke and many more.

Early Notables of the Tuerck family

Carl Wilhelm von Tuerck (d.1846), who, besides being a governmental advisor in Potsdam, became famous as the originator of silkworm breeding in Prussia (an art carried over from China)...

Tuerck migration to the United States +

Tuerck Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Melchior Tuerck, who settled in America in 1781

Tuerck Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Nicholas Tuerck, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1863 1

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)