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Oe Origin and Immigration
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Origin: I believe my forefathers came to the Netherlands from Prussia in the 18th century. So far we have tracked back into the the 18th century, but all the known places of birth are in or in the vicinity of Kerkrade, Limburg Province, The Netherlands
Surnames: Goertzen
Submitted by: Axel Goertzen
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: BOEHM originally meant 'one from Bohemia.
Surnames: Boehm
Submitted by: Carrie E. Bodensteiner
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: Boehmer- Derived from the word Boihemum meaning 'of the woods' or from the Region of the Bohemian Forest or Black Forest. Ancestors of an ancient Celtic Tribe called the Boii Tribe.
Surnames: Boehmer
Submitted by: dnoll2
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: A sept of the Clan MacDonald form the Isle of Man. Directly translated, Killough means Holy Lake, or Church Lake. The Killoughs were keepers of holy relics with in the clan.
Surnames: Kalloch, Kellough, Killoe, Killough, Killow, Kilo
Submitted by: Gaylee (Killough) Bork
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: Information that we have traces the origin of the Cloer name, with this particular spelling, to a minor French noble house in the middle ages. The name means 'nail wright' or 'maker of nails' and apparently this was the profession of the original family prior to the period of 'nobility'. (We have no information as to how the family rose to this position.) This spelling should not be confused with Clore, which is an entirely different family and is Scottish in origin having been spelled McClore before being 'Americanized.' Our information suggests that the Cloers came to this country during the French revolution to escape religious persecution.
Surnames: Cloer
Submitted by: Gloria Robbins
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: Translated it means 'the meat' or 'the beef'. I was told by Canadians I have met that it is prominant in Nova Scotia. As it turns out, my own roots are in Quebec and Nova Scotia! (These people I met did not know this at the time.) Which leads me to believe there is some truth here. I hope this helps!
Surnames: Leboeuf
Submitted by: Heidi LeBoeuf-Mahoney
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: This information is regarding the Welsh origins of the name. The name 'Powell' is said to have been derived from 'Ap Howell' meaning 'son of Howell'. It is found in ancient records in the variants listed above and Powell is the generally accepted form today.
Surnames: Poell, Pouall, Poul, Powal, Powel, Powell, Powle
Submitted by: Leeanne White
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: This is a German surname, possibly from the pfalz or Rheinland.
Surnames: Hoerner, Horner
Submitted by: Michel Ney Sheffer
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: Marquis de Noe' Migrated fron the Languedoc De Isle de Noe' under the persecution of the protestents during the reign of Louis the XIV. We know of two sons Jean and Paulus. My family came through Paulus who was born in 1688.
Surnames: Noe
Submitted by: Michelle
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: According to the New World Book of Schroeders, 'the surname Schroeder appears to be occupational in origin. Our research indicates that it can be associated with the Germans, meaning, 'one who made garments; a tailor; one who drove a dray; a drayman.' Although this interpretation is the result of onomastic research , you may find other meanings for the Schroeder family name.
Surnames: Schrader, Schroder, Schroeder, Schroter
Submitted by: Patrick Schroeder
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: Variants of the name Ketter are regional spellings, common in Wesphalia Germany. The surname Ketter is an ancient Teutonic word used to describe a soldier who wears chain mail armor. The word has been in use since before the 5th century, when Germanic soldiers went to England. The village in England named Kettering means, village of Ketters.
Surnames: Ketter, Koetter, Kotter
Submitted by: Paul S. Ketter
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: The name POEHLS is from the German surname P?HLS and has it's roots in the area of Holstein, Germany. The word derives from a Slavic word that means Meadow or field and dates back to he time of the Slavic farmers in Sleswig Holstein prior to 1200 CE. Current P?hls genealogies date back to 1500 and 1600's .
Surnames: Poehls, P?hls
Submitted by: Peter Poehls
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: Ganow is a variant of Gano which was changed from Gaigneau, de Champuallins, de Chateaumorand France, about 1610 in the USA.
Surnames: Ganeaux, Gano, Ganoe, Ganow, Gerneaux
Submitted by: R. Parker Ganow
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: The original surname was 'TEN BROECK', attributed to the first in this family to arrive in this country in 1626. His name was Wessel ten Broeck. After several generations, the name began to change; mostly in spelling, the pronounciation and sound is pretty much the same. 'Ten BROECK' means 'from the marsh/bog'. 'ten' in its truest form is 'tot den' which is a descriiptive prefix to a Dutch name. It is most commonly used in its abbreviated form, 'ten.' 'Nederland' (i.e. Holland / Netherlands) is a lowland area that was very marshy and full of bogs. The surname is a description of 'Wessel' who came from the marshy lowlands.
Surnames: Broek, Den Broek, Tenbroeck, Tenbroek, Tenbrook, Timbrook, Tinbrook, Van Broek
Submitted by: Ron Timbrook
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: George Henry Stetzel, Sr. married Magdalena Spittler. They lived in Hatten, Alsace where George owned and operated a mill. Two pages from a family bible appear to spell the surname St?tzel, which, by convention of substituting an 'oe' for the umlaut o (?), would be converted to Stoetz
Surnames: Stetzel, Stoetzel
Submitted by: Stephen Peck
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: Crowell is derived from the Old English 'crawe', meaning 'crow's spring'. In fact, there is a Crowell,Oxfordshire,England which is near to the source of a spring located along an old Roman roadway. First families to America used the Crowe surname and later added the 'L'. Under heated debate is whether some Crowells are descended from the Oliver Cromwell and dropped the 'W'. In my opinion, Cromwell's son has proven to have lived, died, & buried in England.
Surnames: Croel, Crow, Crowe, Crowel, Crowell, Crowl
Submitted by: Jeffrey Crowell
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: There is a town by the name of Lowenstein in Germany. It is situated south-east of Frankfurt. There is also a castle there by the same name, as well as a mountain range of that name. There are several branches of the Lowenstein family. I know of the following: 1. The German high nobility (mostly catholic) 2. 'Ordinary' folk in northern Hessen (mostly Lutheran) 3. The Jewish branch (many of them in the United States). In Germany during the 17th and 18th centuries, Jewish people often took the names of the prominent families who protected them. 4. The Lowensteyn (originally Lowenstein and Lutheran) branch, mainly in The Netherlands, but also families in Canada and Ne
Surnames: Loewensteijn, Lowensteijn, Lowenstein, Lowensteyn
Submitted by: Peter Lowensteyn
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: The name appears in the late 1400's in Lambsheim, Rheinland Pfalz. Present day finds it all over the world.
Surnames: Goercke, Jerge, Yerge
Submitted by: Linda Nebrich Beilein
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: Suffolk England. Originally a Anglo-Saxon name: 'Wolfnoth' - 'Wolf-Boldness'
Surnames: Woolner, Woolno, Woolnoe, Woolnough
Submitted by: Murray Woolnough
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: The progenitor Francois Villion was a French Huguenot refugee who settled at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, in 1671 and married Cornelia Campenaar in 1676. The surname is derived from the same word from which the word 'villager' is derived, i.e. someone living in a village.
Surnames: Vilion, Viljoen, Villion
Submitted by: Christo Viljoen
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: The surname is Dutch. Meaning Green Dyke (Dijk) from the area of Groningen and branching out from there. There are several still in the area residing the towns of Uithuizermeeden, Uithuizen, Oosternieland, and 't Zandt.
Surnames: Groendijk, Groendyk, Groendyke, Groenendijk, Groenendyke
Submitted by: Gayla Artibee
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: The progenitor was Francois Villion, a French Huguenot refugee who arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, in 1676 and married Cornelia Campenaar from Middelburg, Netherlands, in 1676. The surname is derived from the same word from which 'villager' is dericed, i.e. somebody who lives in a village.
Surnames: Vilion, Viljoen, Villion
Submitted by: Christo Viljoen
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: In the American manner of signing documentation the X is used as a mark by someone who can not write their name. For Jacob Buhe (Booe) and others from Palatinate Germany, the mark was a distinctive scroll. When Jacob Buhe (Booe) signed his land transactions he signed his name. The English Parliament required that all documents be in English. In the official record book the name went from Buhe to Booe. When Christoph/Stophel Buhe, in 1767, Rowan County, North Carolina, was naturalized his name became Christoph Booe. The Booe name was used for the majority of the Buhe/Booe settlers.%0a%0aThe Booe family came from a fertile section from the upper Rhine in German called the Palatinate. The earliest known inhabitants of the Palatinate were highly civilized Celts. They settled in Transalpine Europe and the Iberian Peninsula during the sixth century before Christ. The celts were remarkable for their height and muscularity.
Surnames: Booe, Buhe
Submitted by: Ron Booe
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: Am told Goetz was the German name and inger was an American additive, although I haven't proved it yet. Grandparents changed their name after married to Getzinger from Goetzinger.
Surnames: Getzinger, Goetzinger
Submitted by: Betty Bryan
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: The imigrant ancestor to the United States was Jan Fransse Van Husum. The name 'Van' means 'from'. The 'Husum' is where he was from,Husum, in Schleswig Holstein-Germany. The name was phonetically spelled Van Hoesen when he moved to Holland, and ultimately the United States. From there it became, Van Hoosen, Van Hooser, Van Hoose, Van Hosen, Van Heosen, Van Hosan, Van Hoosan, Van Hoesan, Van Hoozen, Van Hoezen, Van Hoezan, etc. If you have further informtion, please e-mail. Dorise
Surnames: Van Husum, Van Hoesen, Van Hooser, Van Hoose
Submitted by: Dorise Van Hoose House
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: M?nsterland / Deutschland
Surnames: Hoevel
Submitted by: Guenter Mielczarek
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: My grandfather Andrew, born 12-21-1887. Died 5-24-1937. Yorkville Ind. Any information abouthim or his relatives. He had 3 brothers lawrence, john, Adam. 4 sisters, Anna, Mary, Elizabeth, Amila. Married Sophia Ballweber Feb. 19,1887. He was a farmer any information wouldbe greatly appreciated.
Surnames: joerger
Submitted by: Sr.Concepta Joerger
Origin: Margaret Jane Marr.23 Dec.1916 to William Edward Stancil at Oconee Co,Sc.born Highlands,NCDied 1970 SC.
Surnames: Loeffel
Submitted by: Michele R. Winn
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: Johan Herman Loegering came to USA in 1848. Married Anna Marie Wubben Died of scarlet fever with one of their children. He then Married Katherina Henke. We have several hundred descendents of these unions.
Surnames: Loegering
Submitted by: Rose Mary Schuessler
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: Joseph A. Noel: My great grandfather. Married Florence Middleton in 1877 in Old Paris Kansas, Crawford County.
Surnames: Noel
Submitted by: Shirley A. Wilson
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: Researching the name ROEBUCK and its various spellings of Rabuck/Robuk/Robuc/Roebucke any place, and time. Thank you
Surnames: ROEBUCK
Submitted by: Betsy Roebuck
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: Of German origin meaning 'nice spring' (Sch?n=nice, born= old German for spring) There are four important towns in the mid-european area that bear the name Sch?nborn. The biggest is the city 'Bad Sch?nborn' in Germany. There also are towns called that name in CZ. The counts of Sch?nborn-Wiesentheid (which are also of Austrian origin)and the counts of Sch?nborn-Buchheim. Until 1883 there were also the counts of Sch?nborn-Heussenstamm but the line terminated because of no male successors.
Surnames: Schoenborn
Submitted by: Nora Magdalena Fritsch
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Origin: I am looking for descendents of my grandpa Michael Koestner born in Germany,in 12/27/1882.He married Margaret Wunderlich who was born 8/25/1885 Germany.They had daughter Katherine,sons Jacob,John,William,George{killed in World War 2},Michael{killed in World War 2},Henry {killed in World War 2}and Joseph.They lived in Bridgeport in Chicago.I do not know anything about Michael Koestner's parents or Margaret Koestner's parents or if they had brothers or sisters.mother is unknown.
Surnames: Koestner
Submitted by: Mary Ellen Koestner
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: I am trying to find information on Michael koestner,born in 12/27/1882 passed away in 8/13/1952 Michael Joseph Koestner, George Koestner,Henry Koestner, Jake Koestner
Surnames: Koestner
Submitted by: Mike Dykgraaf
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: Trying to help connect anyone with the surname BOEN and various spellings at any time and any place. We descend from Hiram Boen b: abt. 1821 TN married to Elizabeth Hodges b: abt. 1825 TN. They were married abt. 1840 Franklin County, Arkansas. Settled in Hunt and Hopkins County, Texas by 1846. Connected to the Boen families of Johnson and Newton County, Arkansas. Visit The Boen Researcher Website for more information: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brendaboen/index.html
Surnames: BOEN
Submitted by: Brenda Boen
Origin of Oe, Meaning of Oe
Origin: Booe Family History, stories ect.
Surnames: Booe
Submitted by: Ron Booe
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