The surname Necker was first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in Amsterdam, an ancient 13th century town held by the Lords of Amstel. Giesebrecht II built a castle there. Geisbrecht III built the dam to keep out the sea. It is first mentioned in charters of 1275 when Floris IV, the count of Holland granted its charter. It became a city of great mercantile wealth. It hold great treasures of art. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into a most influential family.
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Early History of the Necker family
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Necker Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Neck, Necker, Necke, Neckes, Necks, Neckers, Neckk, Neckks, de Neck and many more.
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Early Notables of the Necker family
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Necker migration to the United States
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Necker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
Carl Necker, who landed in Galveston, Tex in 1850 1
Marie Necker, who settled in New Orleans in 1855
Joachim Necker, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1864
Contemporary Notables of the name Necker (post 1700)
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Albertine Adrienne Necker (1766-1841), Swiss writer and educationalist
Hanns-Horst von Necker (1903-1979), highly decorated Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe during World War II
Louis Albert Necker (1786-1861), Swiss crystallographer
Jacques Necker (1732-1804), French (Swiss born) statesman, who was a finance minister of King Louis XVI
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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