The issue has plagued the Anabaptist movement since its beginning. The Frequency column shows the percentage of people in this county or town with this surname. Another way of spelling it was Oesch, though I dont think any Amish bear that version of the name today. Just a follow-up to my original question. The following is Part I (letters A - G) of our comprehensive list of the 300 most common Irish surnames and their meanings.. Find out the meaning behind your Irish surname - Part II (H-M) Find out . (List of surnames precedes first entry), Reel LANCASTER, Pa. Lancaster Central Market, a patchwork of stalls neatly encased in a Romanesque-style downtown building since 1889, has long been a bustling hub . In this case, Smucker could literally translate to jeweler since schmuck means jewell.. (Lancaster City, Pa.) 1843-1840s, Greeley Banner. I know Amish who moved from Geauga County to Ky. and they say that Byler and Detweiler are also common names in the Geauga settlement. Wondered if we were neighborhood friends at one time. Mennonite and Amish Immigrants to Pennsylvania Tax Assessor. KILGORE-PA Mailing List Homepage (Source: RootsWeb) KILGORE-PA Mailing List Homepage (Source: RootsWeb) Hello I live in California and have met a delightful Amish family with the last name Ek. The word itself means "gold," but its popularity as a last name has a lot more to do with its origins as a royal name. (Lancaster, Pa.) 1872-1876, Lancaster Daily Examiner. The name Abbott is derived from the Old French word abet, which means "priest.". (Lancaster, Pa.) 1844-1845, Examiner-New Era. Sometimes it is also spelled as Stoltzfoos. These popular last names are the most prevalent and well-used in today's society. 65. (Lancaster, Pa.) 1843-1845, 1683-1993 Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry, Abstracts of Lancaster County, Pa, Orphans Court records, 1742-1791 Family History Library, Abstracts of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, wills Family History Library, An index to the will books and intestate records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1729-1850 : with an historical sketch and classified bibliography Genealogy Gophers, Lancaster County Wills 1821-1830 Southern Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster County, Pa. will abstracts, 1721-1820 Family History Library, Abraham Lincoln Junior High School yearbook, 1963, 1964 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Boys High School yearbook, 1927 (Feb) Classmates, Boys High School yearbook, 1927 (Feb) (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage, Boys High School yearbook, 1927 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Conestoga Valley High School - Conewago Yearbook (Lancaster, PA), 1959, 1962, 1964, 1972 E Yearbook, Conestoga Valley High School yearbook, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage, Conestoga Valley High School yearbook, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1999 Classmates, Conestoga Valley High School yearbooks, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1999 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, East Lampeter High School - El Dorado Yearbook (Lancaster, PA), 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 E Yearbook, East Lampeter High School yearbook, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, East Lampeter High School yearbook, 1930, 1935, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 Classmates, East Lampeter High School yearbook, 1930, 1935, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage, El Dorado High School yearbook, 1930, 1935 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Franklin & Marshall College yearbook, 1943 Classmates, Franklin & Marshall College yearbook, 1943 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage, Franklin and Marshall Academy - Epilogue Yearbook (Lancaster, PA), 1919, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1939, 1943 E Yearbook, Franklin and Marshall Academy yearbook, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1939, 1943 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Franklin and Marshall Academy yearbook, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1939 Classmates, Franklin and Marshall Academy yearbook, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1939 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage, Franklin and Marshall College - Oriflamme Yearbook (Lancaster, PA), 1888, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1931, 1932, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1975, 1978, 1982 E Yearbook, Franklin and Marshall College yearbook, 1888, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1978, 1982 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Franklin and Marshall College, catalogue of officers and students, 1787-1903 : Franklin College, 1787-1853; Marshall College, 1836-1853; Franklin and Mashall College, 1853-1903 Family History Library, Hempfield School District, McCaskey High School, and Lancaster Catholic High School Yearbooks (in Lancaster Public Library collection) Power Library, History of Franklin and Marshall College : Franklin College, 1787-1853; Marshall College, 1836-1853; Franklin and Marshall College, 1853-1903 Family History Library, J P McCaskey High School yearbook, 1942 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, John Piersol McCaskey High School - Echo Yearbook (Lancaster, PA), 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966 E Yearbook, John Piersol McCaskey High School yearbook, 1937, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, John Piersol McCaskey High School yearbook, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage, John Piersol McCaskey High School yearbook, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003 Classmates, Kraybill Mennonite School yearbook, 1974, 1975 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Lancaster Bible College - Ichthus Yearbook (Lancaster, PA), 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1983 E Yearbook, Lancaster Bible College yearbooks, 1965, 1983 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Lancaster Boys High School yearbook, 1938 (Jun) Classmates, Lancaster Boys High School yearbook, 1938 (Jun) (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage, Lancaster Boys High School yearbook, 1938 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Lancaster Catholic High School - Rosmarian Yearbook (Lancaster, PA), 1924, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1970, 1976 E Yearbook, Lancaster Catholic High School yearbook, 1924, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage, Lancaster Catholic High School yearbook, 1924, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1991 Classmates, Lancaster Catholic High School yearbooks, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1991 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Lancaster Country Day School yearbook, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage, Lancaster Country Day School yearbook, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2001 Classmates, Lancaster Country Day School yearbook, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2001 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Lancaster General Hospital Nursing - Nightingale Yearbook (Lancaster, PA), 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1973 E Yearbook, Lancaster General Hospital School of Nursing yearbooks, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1973 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Lancaster High School - Vidette Yearbook (Lancaster, PA), 1920, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938 E Yearbook, Lancaster High School yearbook, 1909, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Lancaster High School yearbook, 1920, 1921 (Jun), 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934 (Jun), 1936, 1937 Classmates, Lancaster High School yearbook, 1920, 1921 (Jun), 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934 (Jun), 1936, 1937 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage, Lancaster Mennonite High School - Laurel Wreath Yearbook (Lancaster, PA), 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1985 E Yearbook, Lancaster Mennonite High School yearbook, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1977, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Lancaster Mennonite High School yearbook, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage, Lancaster Mennonite High School yearbook, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 Classmates, Lancaster Mennonite School yearbooks, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Lancaster School of the Bible yearbook, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Lancaster Township Junior High School yearbook, 1960, 1961, 1968 Classmates, Lancaster Township Junior High School yearbook, 1960, 1961, 1968 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage, Lancaster Township Junior High School yearbooks, 1960, 1961, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Lancaster, PA High School Class of 1915 Old Yearbooks, Lancaster, PA Thaddeus Stevens High School Class of 1916 Old Yearbooks, Lincoln Middle School - Lincoln Log Yearbook (Lancaster, PA), 1963, 1964 E Yearbook, Lincoln Middle School yearbook, 1963, 1964 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Manheim Township High School - Neff Vue Yearbook (Lancaster, PA), 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962 E Yearbook, Manheim Township High School yearbook, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage, Manheim Township High School yearbook, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Classmates, Manheim Township High School yearbook, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, McCaskey East High School yearbook, 1939, 1962 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage, McCaskey East High School yearbook, 1939, 1962, 1986 Classmates, McCaskey East High School yearbook, 1962 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, McCaskey High School yearbooks, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Millersville Normal School yearbook, 1912 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, One Hundred and Fifty Years of School History in Lancaster, Pennsylvania Ancestry, One hundred and fifty years of school history in Lancaster, Pennsylvania Family History Library, Pastoral and church records of the Reformed church in the U. S. : in the collection of the Historical Society of the Evangelical and Reformed Church Family History Library, Stevens Trade High School - Stevensonian Yearbook (Lancaster, PA), 1928, 1937, 1953, 1956 E Yearbook, Stevens Trade High School yearbook, 1928, 1937, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1963 Classmates, Stevens Trade High School yearbook, 1928, 1937, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1963 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage, Stevens Trade High School yearbooks, 1928, 1937, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry, Colonial taxes, Heidelberg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1751-1783 (now Lebanon County) Family History Library, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania tax records, 1748-1855 : arranged alphabetically by political subdivision Family History Library, Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 Ancestry, Proprietary and state tax lists of the county of Lancaster for the years 1771, 1772, 1773, 1779 and 1782 Family History Library, Tax list of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1718-1726 Family History Library, Tax lists, 1750-1814 Family History Library, Tax records, 1859, Lancaster (Pa.). And I am told that all Stoltzfus's in America are descendants of Nicholas Stoltzfus, who migrated here from Germany in 1766. This makes it hard to reconcile exactly how it entered Amish nomenclature. most common last names in lancaster county pa. December 14, 2021; in . I checked in the Amish genealogy data-base and the book Amish and Amish-Mennonite genealogies and found no listings. This index was created on cards and was held Read More Please enable JavaScript to properly view our site. The Lancaster metropolitan area population is 552,984, making it the 104th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. and second-largest in the South Central Pennsylvania area. Rank Surname Incidence Frequency Percent of Parent Rank in United States; 1: Brown . Ahmed. Meaning: A feudal tenant or vassal [literally translated from German]. Of course, I do not know if that was the reason. For example, one option is that Smucker comes from the German word schmuck, which means to kiss or cuddle. Some Amish communities have intermarried for decades or centuries, resulting in the finite number of surnames we just mentioned. (Lancaster, Pa.) 1874-1875, Lancaster New Era. (Lancaster, Pa.) 1859-1886, Lancaster Inquirer. What are other common surnames in the Geauga Amish settlement? kauffman, mast, shrock, miller, hochstetler, swartzentruber, troyer, eash, kline, keim are all popular in Holmes Ashland Wayne & Knox County Ohio. (Lancaster, Pa.) (from Jan. 1, 1880 to Aug. 1, 1890), Lancaster daily intelligencer. (Lancaster, Pa.) 1969-1979, Lancaster Inquirer. I myself was born a Yoder, married a Miller and am now married to a Kauffman. Please, add your favorite Website(s) to this page! 43, F. & A. M. : being the records of the first century of its existence, History of Lodge no. It is a relatively common name, but it would be interesting indeed if this were that same person and moreso if the family DID have Amish roots. Top 15 Most Common American Indian Surnames. 74 is Mahamat (829,000) so essentially this surname is held by some 15 million folks. (Lancaster, Pa.) 1897-1919, Lancaster Daily Inquirer. Wikimedia commons Show More Show Less 59 of 77. I was told that my great grandmother was Amish. Shetler=Stettler Mayor's Office Archive Grid, Old memories, fifty years at the Lancaster bar : recollections of the late Hon. 43, F. & A.M., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, A History of the Farmers Bank, the Farmers National Bank, and the Farmers Trust Company of Lancaster, 1810-1910, A brief history of the city of Lancaster : containing reminiscences manufactories also, the business cards of the principal merchants and manufacturers, A history of the Farmers Bank of Lancaster, the Farmers National Bank, and the Farmers Trust Company of Lancaster, 1810-1910, Cherished Memories of Old Lancaster-Town and Shire, Cherished memories of Lancaster-town and shire, Demuths, 1770 : being a brief history of the Demuth Shop which was founded in the province of Pennsylvania in the year 1770, Historical Sketch of the Union Fire Company, No. My mother told me that my Great Grandmother Sible married a man who was not Amish, Henry Wynkoop, and then was shunned her entire life by her family. 5, burial records, 1744-1900, Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Penna., burial records, 1748-1782, 1783-1820, Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863, 200th Anniversary Corner-Stone Laying 1761-1961, the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 200th anniversary, corner-stone laying, 1761-1961, the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 250 years of witness, 1742-1992; First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, A memorial of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Baptismal records from St. Mary's Church, Lancaster, Pa., January 25, 1787-1804, Baptismal records, 1730-1786 and marriage records, 1735-1821 of the Moravian Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Catalogue of tombstones with inscriptions : First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvanian, Church Records for First Presbyterian (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection), Church Records for Salem United Church of Christ (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection), Church Records for St John's Episcopal Church (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection). (Lancaster, Pa.) 1845-1876, Lancaster Examiner. Some other common Amish boy names are Aaron, Mark, Steven or Stephen, Samuel, Abner, Eli, Vernon, Elmer, Amos, Leroy, John, Paul, Jacob, David, Daniel, Omar, Abram, Isaac, Jonas, Henry, Mervin, Emmanuel, Moses, Lloyd, Christian or Christ, and Melvin. Detwiler=Dtwyler Lutheran Church of the Holy Trintiy, Lancaster, Pa. : discourses delivered on the occasion of the centenary jubilee, Minutes, 1765-1766 (Presbyterian Church. I can say Wagler and Kline are carried by Amish today. Get Unstuck, Re-centered, Focused and Back on Track. Nicholas Stoltzfus (1719-1774) is believed to be the common ancestor of all those with this name among Amish and Mennonites today. Did not realize that. According to the Bible, Aaron was the oldest brother of Moses. Smith vs. Schmitz). After they arrived in the Americas, the name likely changed over time to Zook. This list of the most common last names is ranked by popularity, from most popular to least popular. 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