Vreywald Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Vreywald Early Origins

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The surname Vreywald was first found in Saxony, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained 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.

Vreywald Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Frewaldt, Freywald, Freywaldt, Frewald, Vrywald, Vrywaldt, Vreywald, Vreywaldt, Friewald, Friewaldt, Freiwald, Freiwaldt, Freyenwald, Freyenwaldt, Fraywald, Fraywaldt, Jonak, Jonac, Jonec and many more.

Vreywald Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vreywald research. Another 207 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1618, 1792 and 1752 are included under the topic Early Vreywald History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Vreywald Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: August Freiwald, who came to Ottawa in 1860; and Josef Jonak, who came to New York, NY in 1894.

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Bahlow, Hans. Deutschlands geographische Namenwelt Etymologisches Lexikon der Fluss- und Ortsnamen alteuropaischer Herkunft. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1985. Print.
Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
Bahlow, Hans. Abhandlungen zur Namenforschung und Buchgeschichte. 1980. Print. (ISBN 978-3768690522).
Neubecker, Ottfried. Wappen-Bilder-Lexikon der bürgerlichen Geschlechter Deutschlands, Oesterreichs und der Schweiz. Battenberg, München: 1985. Print.
Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
Hildenbrand, A.M. Wappenfibel. Handbuch der Heraldik. Neustadt an der Aisch: 1970. Print.
Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
Gritzner, M. Handbuch der heraldischen Terminologie in zwölf Zungen. Nürnberg: 1890. Print.
Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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The Vreywald Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Vreywald Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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