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Strößenreuther
Irish–Danish–German Heritage
People | Surname meaning | Reference list
People
Sabina (Strößenreuther) Barthmann [Sabina Barthman] came from the village of Vordorf in Bavaria, Germany; immigrated to the United States in 1882; and settled in Iowa.
Relevant individual: Sabina (Strößenreuther) Barthmann [Sabina Barthman]
| House number in 1812 | House number in 1787 | Built | Names of relevant owners |
|---|---|---|---|
Source: Data from Thiem 1973, 204–213. Note: Excluding seven houses built in the 20th century, there were 47 houses in Vordorf. |
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| 7 | XXII | by 1727 | … Heinrich Strößenreuther … |
| 8 | XXIII | before 1737 | … Heinrich Strößenreuther … |
| 9 | XXI | by 1727 | … Wolfgang Strößenreuther … |
| 9 a | XXI | by 1845 | … Wolfgang Strößenreuther … |
| 10 | XX | before 1737 | … Johann Adam Strößenreuther (1765), Wolf Adam Strößenreuther (1800), Christoph Strößenreuther, Katharina Strößenreuther (widow), … Wolfgang Strößenreuther, Anton Strößenreuther, Jette Strößenreuther … (property still owned by a Strößenreuther family in 1971) |
| 14 | XVI | before 1737 | … Jacob Strößenreuther, Lorenz Strößenreuther (sold by Lorenz and Katharina Strößenreuther in 1850) … |
| 15 | X | by 1727 | … Wolf Adam Strößenreuther (1824), Georg Wolfgang Strößenreuther (1849), Elisabetha Strößenreuther, Johann Strößenreuther (married the widow Elisabetha Strößenreuther), Johann Wolfgang Strößenreuther, Christiana Strößenreuther, Christof Strößenreuther … (property still owned by a Strößenreuther family in 1971) |
| 21 & 21 a | XIV | No. 21 by 1727; No. 21 a after 1845 | … Wolf Adam Strößenreuther (bought the property on 17 February 1846), Maria Strößenreuther, (now also No. 21 a), Christof Strößenreuther, Maria Strößenreuther, Christof Strößenreuther, Klara Strößenreuther, Hermann and Anna Strößenreuther, Robert Strößenreuther … |
| 21 b | XIV | probably ca. 1850 | Sabine Barthmann (wife of Erhardt Barthmann, farmer) … |
| 23 | XV | by 1727 | … Johann Strößenreuther (weaver; bought remnants of run-down farm on 11 November 1839), Johann and Christof Strößenreuther (brothers), Johann Strößenreuther (weaver) … |
| Rank | Administrative district | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
Source: Data from Absolute Verteilung des Namens “Strößenreuther” [Absolute Distribution of the Name “Strößenreuther”], ca. 2008, Verwandt.de, http://www.verwandt.de/karten/absolut/strößenreuther.html [with color-coded map]. Note: Each telephone-directory entry may represent several individuals. Also, there is 1 entry with the spelling “Stroeßenreuther” in Rhein–Neckar–Kreis [in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg] (http://www.verwandt.de/karten/absolut/stroeßenreuther.html [with color-coded map]). There are no entries for the spelling “Stroessenreuther.” | ||
| 1 | Wunsiedel [in Upper Franconia, Bavaria] | 20 |
| 2 | Sonneberg [in Thuringia] | 10 |
| 3 | Nuremberg [in Middle Franconia, Bavaria] | 8 |
Surname meaning
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Strößenreuther (or with old-fashioned long-s: Ströſsenreuther) [Stroessenreuther] is a German location-based surname.
| Meaning of surname | Meaning of parts | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strößen | -reuther | ||
| person from Strößenreuth | — | [regional dialect form of -roder] person from the place-name ending in -reuth [regional dialect form of -rode]: cleared area | Thode 1992, xxviii |
There seems to be no existing place named Strößenreuth. But there is a village named Strößendorf (-dorf ‘village’).
Strößendorf lies in Altenkunstadt municipality, Lichtenfels administrative district, Upper Franconia administrative region, Bavaria, Germany, west of the Strößenreuthers’ Vordorf village, as shown in the interactive map below:
Reference list
- Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online: Das Portal zu Geschichte und Kultur des Freistaats [Bavarian State Library Online: The Portal to the History and Culture of the State (of Bavaria)], s.v. “Streißenreuth,” http://www.bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de/orte/ortssuche_action.html?anzeige=voll&modus=automat&tempus=+20150527/205704&attr=OBJ&val=32580 [site in German].
- Thiem, Rudolf. 1973. “Vordorf, Kr. [Landkreis] Wunsiedel: Geschichte einer Landgemeinde,” in Archiv für Geschichte von Oberfranken [“Vordorf, Wunsiedel: History of a Rural Community,” in Archive for the History of Upper Franconia], vol. 53. Bayreuth, Germany: Bayreuth Historischer Verein für Oberfranken [Bayreuth Historical Society for Upper Franconia], 179–260.
- Thode, Ernest. 1992. German-English Genealogical Dictionary. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co.