I am surprised as there are likely over 500k descendents of immigrant Jacob, prominent as they are in the midwest states. Marriages, baptisms, burials : at St. Mary's Church, Lancaster, Pa., 1787-1804. Margarets fathers name was Thomas, and her mothers name was Tilliah (Tillie). Judy, hmmm, I dont recall ever seeing that name historically connected to the Amish, though GAMEO (Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online) does mention Mennonites with that surname: http://www.gameo.org/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=default&search=hummel&fulltext=Search, There is also an entry for Mennonite family Ummel but looks like that became Umble in America: http://www.gameo.org/index.php?title=Ummel_family, What about Storks or Stokes? Hostetlers Amish Society says there are 126 family names, but the last edition is 20 years old (at the time, there were only 144,000 Amish). Like Peachey, the surname King is a curious last name to find in the Amish since its English. I'm not trying to minimize these complaints, but the reviewers don't realize these items are common to all LV hotels. 63. Additions or corrections to this page? And other more common names are Troyer, Yoder, Hershberger, Schrock, Gingerich, Schlabach, and Hochstetler. A.L Hayes - incidents of his early and long connection with our courts - a gem death left uncompleted, 1906-1967 Pennsylvania Death Certificates, Deaths and marriages, abstracted from newspapers, 1800-1906, Obituary record : a record of the deceased alumni of Marshall College and of Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania, Death Records, 1906-present, Southern Lancaster County Deaths 1894 - 1907, 175 years of ancient York Masonry in the western World, 1785-1960 : history of Lodge No. Did not realize that. I know there is an area southwest of Goshen, Indiana, named Foraker. Tax Assessor. 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Thank you. They are 2nd or 3rd cousins. Memorial Presbyterian Church, Register, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1883-1964 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection), Memorial Presbyterian Church, Register, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1884-1965 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection), Memorial Presbyterian Church, The Church Register, 1920-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection), Memorial volume of the Evang. Baby Name Generator . A conservative Mennonite will socially shun stronger than a liberal Amish family might. Smith vs. Schmitz). Beiler More commonly spelled Byler in Midwestern communities such as Holmes County, Ohio. Peachey isnt a Swiss last name, so its unlikely that the Peacheys had anything to do with the Swiss Mennonite movement like the Yoders or Zooks. Learn how your comment data is processed. I also have Mast (from Bishop Jacob Mast), Yoder, and Kurtz ancestors who were Amish. Its interesting to hear how names evolve. My Grandma Mary & her family came to America from Germany in 1904she was about 10 or 11. Typically, Amish and Mennonites share a lot of common surnames. Regardless, the name either entered the Amish community via converts in the early days of the Amish faith or it became Anglicized once a Swiss-German Amish family moved to America. The last name Stoltzfus is prolific in many Amish and Mennonite communities. 1. Rank Surname Incidence Frequency Percent of Parent Rank in United States; 1: Brown . Add them to IrelandXO today and connect with other people descended from the same place. Loving the stories behind the names, in any event. Thank you for this information on Amish surnames. If you click on a link to make a purchase, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Beiler is a ubiquitous last name that's found across all Amish areas, especially Lancaster, Pennsylvania. If you click on the link to make a purchase, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Vol. This makes it hard to reconcile exactly how it entered Amish nomenclature. Lancaster Gazette and Farmer's Register 02/18/1823 to 08/26/1828 Genealogy Bank. Nearly half of the Amish in the Adams County settlement bear this name (as of 2007, 529 of 1163 Adams County Amish families were Schwartz households). 10. My Great Grandmother had 13 children who loved her very much. Yay!#4, #6, and #10 all in my background! It is located in the southeast area of the state. Box 83480 Lancaster, PA 17608 Phone: 717-299-8275 Prothonotary: 717-299-8282 Register of Wills/Orphan's Court: 717-299-8242 or 717-299-8243 Clerk or Courts For example, one option is that Smucker comes from the German word schmuck, which means to kiss or cuddle. Proudly founded in 1681 as a place of tolerance and freedom. (Lancaster, Pa.) 1830-1834, Lancaster Examiner. Phone: 330-893-3192. 100% Free Genealogy Research! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Just in case you or anyone reading this arent quite sure how to do so, depending on your browser here are 2-step instructions on how to do that for Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari: http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-clear-your-browser-cache/, I cleared the browser, but cant read the rest of your comment because I cant get to it. (Lancaster, Pa.) 1859-1886, Lancaster Inquirer. Miller is probably the most common Amish last name in Holmes County. There's a fair chance you would guess the usual suspects. When I met him I asked if he were telated to folks in Lancaster. Template:English people English Americans (historically known as Anglo-Americans) are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England. (Lancaster, Pa.) 1844-1846, Lancaster Beobachter. (Lancaster, Pa.) 1924-1927, Lancaster Intelligencer & Journal. Maybe not the most common name compared to those above, but common enough. Church and pastoral records in the archives of the United Church of Christ and the Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society, Lancaster, Pa. 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What are common Amish surnames? Is there any other place you know of that the will might be online? Updated: 11:26 AM EDT Oct 9, 2015 Infinite Scroll Enabled Slideshow 22. 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WGAL-TV. As a result, its easy to imagine that a family from the Zug canton of Switzerland started following Jakob Ammann (or his descendants) using the last name Zug as an indication of where they were from. #4, #6, and #10 all in my background! 1868-06-12 to 1872-12-13 Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive, Free Press 05/10/1819 to 12/28/1820 Genealogy Bank, Hive 07/06/1803 to 06/12/1805 Genealogy Bank, Inland Weekly 03/15/1856 to 11/29/1856 Genealogy Bank, Intelligencer Journal 01/01/1880 to 08/01/1890 Genealogy Bank, Intelligencer Journal 01/02/1995 to 06/26/2009 Genealogy Bank, Intelligencer Journal 1864-2008 Newspapers.com, Intelligencer Journal-Lancaster New Era 03/08/2008 to 10/15/2014 Genealogy Bank, Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era 2009-2014 Newspapers.com, Intelligencer and Weekly Advertiser 01/03/1818 to 12/26/1818 Genealogy Bank, LNP Always Lancaster 2014-2020 Newspapers.com, Lancaster County - Lancaster Examiner and Herald 1834-1872 Power Library, Lancaster County - The New Holland Clarion 1873-1950 Power Library, Lancaster County Real Estate Weekly 1994-2008 Newspapers.com, Lancaster Daily Inquirer 07/07/1863 to 02/13/1864 Genealogy Bank, Lancaster Daily Inquirer 1862-1864 Newspapers.com, Lancaster Daily Intelligencer (Pennsylvania/United States) [Lancaster, Pa.] 1 January 1880 to 1 August 1890 Elephind, Lancaster Daily Intelligencer 1880-1890 Newspapers.com, Lancaster Daily Intelligencer(1847-1890) Newspaper Archive, Lancaster Democrat 1845-1846 Newspapers.com, Lancaster Examiner 1830-1834 Newspapers.com, Lancaster Examiner 1834-1918 Newspapers.com, Lancaster Examiner 1834-1920 Newspapers.com, Lancaster Examiner and Herald 1855-1872 Power Library, Lancaster Examiner and Herald 1873-1876 Newspapers.com, Lancaster Examiner and Herald(1834-1872) Newspaper Archive, Lancaster Examiner and The Semi-Weekly New Era 1920-1920 Newspapers.com, Lancaster Farming 2022-2022 Newspapers.com, Lancaster Farming(1955-1977) Newspaper Archive, Lancaster Father Abraham(1868-1872) Newspaper Archive, Lancaster Gazette and Farmer's Register 02/18/1823 to 08/26/1828 Genealogy Bank, Lancaster Intelligencer (Pennsylvania/United States) 28 December 1847 to 27 December 1871 Elephind, Lancaster Intelligencer 12/28/1847 - 12/27/1871 Pennsylvania Civil War Newspapers, Lancaster Intelligencer 1847-1920 Newspapers.com, Lancaster Intelligencer Newspaper, 1833-1852 Power Library, Lancaster Intelligencer and Journal 1796-1845 Newspapers.com, Lancaster Journal (Weekly) (1816-1836) Franklin and Marshall College Library, Lancaster Journal 01/29/1810 to 12/11/1818 Genealogy Bank, Lancaster New Era 01/02/1995 to 06/26/2009 Genealogy Bank, Lancaster New Era 1920-2009 Newspapers.com, Lancaster PA Intelligencer 1883-1888 Fulton History, Lancaster Reporter 1827-1828 Newspapers.com, Lancaster daily intelligencer (Lancaster, Pa.) 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Meaning: Derived from an old German word meaning measuring stick, usually indicative of someone who worked in inspection or measurement. & Gazetteer City Directories, Lancaster, PA; 1937 - 1942, 1944 - 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954 - 1960 City Directories, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1843 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1857 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1868 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1888 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1890 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1892 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1896 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1897 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1898 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1899 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1901 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1903 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1905 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1907 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1909 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1911 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1913 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1914 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1916 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1917 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1919 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1921 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1923 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1925 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1929 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1933 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1935 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1937 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1939 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1944 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1946 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1948 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1952 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection), Lant's Directory of Lancaster City, 1866-67 (in U.S. City Directories collection), The Lancaster city directory : containing the names of the citizens, a business directory, state and city record, and an appendix of much useful information, 1857, White and Yellow Pages, Quarryville November 1972 through November 1976. (Lancaster [Pa.]) 1820s-1830, Public Register and American Citizen. July 23, 2019. The county was named for Lancaster, Lancashire. (Lancaster City, Pa.) 1845-1849, Lancaster Daily Examiner. I think the Indiana communities of Daviess County and Adams County are probably about the worst (or best, depending how you see it) when it comes to repetitive last names. The Lancaster-Chester Counties Old Order Amish Settlement is nestled in the gently rolling countryside of eastern Pennsylvania. The River Brethren are a branch off the Mennonites, and had many Mennonites and Amish join them in their early days. Birth Registers for Lancaster City, 1905-1913 Birth Registers - Lancaster County Pennsylvania State Archives, Birth and baptismal register of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1747-1799 Family History Library, Birth and baptismal register of the First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Pa., 1736-1800 Family History Library, Birth records, 1894-1907 Family History Library, Births and baptismal register of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pa., 1786-1792 Family History Library, Church records including baptisms 1910-1947 and deaths 1907-1910, St. Peter's Reforned Church, Lancaster, Pa. Archive Grid, Church records, marriages 1850-1931 and baptisms 1850-1930, St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Lancaster, Pa. Archive Grid, First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania computer printout; births or christenings, 1736-1800 Family History Library, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-1940 Ancestry, Pennsylvania German church records of births, baptisms, marriages, burials, etc. As a result, its equally challenging to pin down where the name may have originated, particularly for a people who claim such a strong connection to Switzerland and Germany. Keep on reading to learn more about where they live . Blue Ridge District (Pennsylvania)) Family History Library, Records of Lancaster Moravian Church, 1876-1919 Moravian Archives, Records of Lancaster Moravian Church, 1920-1947 Moravian Archives, Records of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1724-1850 Family History Library, Reformed Church records in Eastern Pennsylvania at Franklin and Marshall College (Fachenthal Library), Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I grew up Amish in the Lancaster County, Pa. area (the heart of Amish country). But if this is true, that means that someone in old-time Germany took the name Kisser or Cuddler as their family crest. However, out of these meanings, there arent many that make sense to apply to someone as a last name. Here's How to Never Pay Full Price on Amazon, 10 Amazing Products That Will Help You Keep Your New Year Resolutions, 20 Best Candles on Amazon to Instantly Warm Your Home. 3. If you are close, you could visit there and browse their archives where they have oodles of genealogical materials. About 92.8 million people in mainland China have the royal last name of Wang. I was told that my great grandmother was Amish. (Lancaster, Pa.) 1868-1869, Weekly Express. I am wondering if Rasler is an Amish surname. 5 Is Lancaster a royal How Common Is The Last Name Lancaster? For example, considering the three states with the largest Amish populations, in Pennsylvania, the most common Amish surnames are Stoltzfus, King, Fisher, Beiler, and Lapp; in Ohio, they are Miller, Yoder, Troyer, Raber, and Hershberger; and in Indiana, the names are Miller, Yoder, Bontrager, Hochstetler, and Mast ( . that is interesting! Literally translated, it means someone who acts as a vassal on another lords behalf. A year or so later I was visiting West Chester and saw a sign for Stoltzfus RV. All My family is dead so I cant find anything from them.. I know it is a common name which I read hereI am Pennsylvania Dutch and German..I would love to know how to look up my name. Read More Your chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lancaster is 1 in 135 and property crime is 1 in 39. Yoder is another incredibly common surname for the Amish, particularly in Pennsylvania. They printed me out a 100-page document of my wifes pedigree (she was a Martin), going back to about 15 generations. Esh= schi (Lancaster, Pa.) 1830-1830s, Lancaster Union and Republican Sentinel. Meaning: Black [literally translated from German]. A surname is usually a person's family name or the last name of a person. Hello to Robin Miller. I have no idea where my Troyers come from. family tree, surname, vital records, biography, or otherwise Thank you, http://www.gameo.org/index.php?title=Mast_%28Mest,_Maust,_Moist%29_family. (Lancaster [Pa.]) 1840s-1848, Voice of Truth. It is not known how many of these were Amish or Mennonite.. Get Unstuck, Re-centered, Focused and Back on Track. The county's 911 dispatchers handled nearly 300,000 emergency medical services calls in the past five years, according to annual reports compiled by Lancaster County-Wide Communications. American Press and Republican. What Is Your Name?. 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