| ![Show Contents]() Weiller History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of WeillerWhat does the name Weiller mean? The surname Weiller is a local surname; it is derived from the Latin word vilare, which means farmstead. This makes Weiller a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other category of surnames; they were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. Early Origins of the Weiller familyThe surname Weiller was first found in Upper Swabia, where the name came from aristocratic origins, and gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. The name is derived from the Latin form "vilare" meaning farmstead. It was taken on by an ancient baronial dynasty, whose founding member appears as early as 813. This man was Hermann von Weiler, whom chronicles mention as being present at the founding of the monastery of St. George in the Black Forest. This line became known as Weiler zu Weiler (a city near Heilbronn,) and many members held the position of Priori of the cloister Weiler in Blauthale which the family founded in the 11th century. Burkhard Weiler was the Abbot of Sinsheim in 1468, Wolf von Weiler (1508-1585) accompanied Duke Christoph von Wuerttemberg on a campaign in France, and Dietrich von Weiler (1542-1602,) the chief steward and private tutor to the Duke of Wuerttemberg, united all the various estates of numerous branches into his own hands. 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 Weiller familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Weiller research. Another 166 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1776, 1790, 1804, 1807, 1812 and 1835 are included under the topic Early Weiller History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Weiller Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Weiler, Weiller, Weilert, Wyler and others. Early Notables of the Weiller familyAnother 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Weiller Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Weiller migration to the United States | + |
Weiller Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Andries Weiller, who landed in New York in 1709 1
- Johan Weiller, who arrived in New York in 1709 1
Weiller Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- S. Weiller, who arrived in San Francisco in 1850
| Contemporary Notables of the name Weiller (post 1700) | + |
- Paul-Louis Weiller (b. 1893), French engineer, married Princess Alexandra Ghika, President of Air France, President of the Academy des Beaux-Arts, Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur, awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Malta
- 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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