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![Show Contents]() Kochs History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Germany
Etymology of KochsWhat does the name Kochs mean? Bavaria, Germany is the ancestral home of the Kochs family. The Kochs surname is derived from the Latin word "coquus," which denotes the "art of cookery." Kochs was originally an occupational name, for a cook. Early Origins of the Kochs familyThe surname Kochs was first found in Bavaria, where the family made a considerable contribution to the feudal society which shaped modern Europe. Early History of the Kochs familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kochs research. Another 296 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1544, 1552, 1637, 1688, 1694, 1738, 1747, 1748, 1769, 1815 and 1852 are included under the topic Early Kochs History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kochs Spelling VariationsOne can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Kochs include Koch, Koche, Kochen, Koech, Koeche, Koechen, Coch, Coche, Cochen, Coech, Coeche, Coechen, Koechle, Koechly, Koechli, Kock, Kochs, Kocks and many more. Early Notables of the Kochs familyProminent among members of the name Kochs in this period include Conrad Reinhold von Koch, an advisor on justice at the royal Schleswig-Holstein court, who was knighted in 1769. He was born in 1738 as the son of a chamberlain of the court at Darmstadt and was the brother of the famous scholar and professor of state law at the University of Strassburg...
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| Kochs migration to the United States | + |
European migration to North America began in the mid-17th century and continued unabated until the mid-20th. Many Bavarians made the long trip to escape poverty or persecution based on their religious beliefs. The chance for tenant farmers to own their own land was also a major drawing card. They settled all across the United States in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. Many came to Canada also, settling in Ontario and the prairie provinces. Analysis of immigration records has shown some of the first Kochss to arrive in North America, and among them were:
Kochs Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Charles Kochs, who settled in Mobile, Alabama in 1872
- Charles Kochs, aged 26, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1872 1
- 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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