Hochstetler would be in the group of common Amish names and could have been included in this selection of 10. Interesting list. eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'amishamerica_com-box-4','ezslot_2',140,'0','0']));4. I know there is an area southwest of Goshen, Indiana, named Foraker. Perhaps I will be able to find something in an old bible. There may be others, also. that seems to be quite prevalent in Pennsylania. The Riegsecker Amish originally settled in Fulton County — see David Luthy, “Settlements That Failed.” As far as I know, there is only one Amish family left with the name Riegsecker. I am wondering if Rasler is an Amish surname. He lived in North Western Pennsylvania and until he married there does not seem to be much information on his life. 6. I’ll keep my eyes open for any “Riegseckers”in Shipshewana when I’m there next week(this is like a treasure hunt!). Wondered if we were neighborhood friends at one time. The Reist (now called Mennonite) side of the division said that means only to not “eat” the Lord’s Supper with the excommunicated. John A. Hostetler, Amish Society. For information about southern Iowa Amish contact: Iowa Mennonite Museum and Archives We are the only people with our last name in the whole county so we mind our P’s and Q’s because everyone knows who we are lol! I just did a quick google search on “seible mennonite” and found clear evidence that the Seible family has Mennonite connections. Jeremiah: A common Amish name, Jeremiah is the most used name whenever an Amish character is portrayed on screen. It is often said that most people with Amish or Amish Mennonite connections, west of Lancaster County, Pa., are descendants of the pioneer Jacob Hochstetler family. Passenger List. In fact I added it in the bottom bit on additional common names. I recently updated to a different one. I often wondered if he could have Amish connections? (lol) 715 Ave. D The Koenig descendants of the immigrant Samuel Koenig were Amish. It is a spinoff and continuation series to Breaking Amish which ran four seasons from 2012 to 2014. To add on to Marcus’s comment, it was apparently originally spelled “Schware”, and one source I have says that it is believed that Christian’s grandson, also named Christian (b. King is a very, very common Amish last name in Lancaster County, but not so much elsewhere.  Read Beiler’s will here. My older daughter is Release Dates I’m looking for a solution, thanks for your patience, and thanks for letting me know about this Mark. 5. Yay! 9. The last couple days this blog has received 3000 to 4000 views per day which is significantly higher than normal. 5798 CR 77 Kate Stoltzfus (born September 21, 1991), known professionally as Kate Stoltz, is an American model, designer, and television personality based in New York City.She was one of the five stars of the reality show Breaking Amish and has appeared on one of the show sequels Breaking Amish: Brave New World. The total has certainly expanded with converts, but I’d guess it to be less than 200. My parents are both deceased but sure would like to know how or why I feel that connection. I have a Neff family book. Everyone is from the old or new order so have the same few last names. Blue Gate is owned by a Riegsecker, who also owns lots of other businesses in Shipshewana. Thank you, http://www.gameo.org/index.php?title=Mast_%28Mest,_Maust,_Moist%29_family. I know in Crawford County, PA there are many with the last names of Miller, Byler, Yoder, and Swartzentruber. When an Amish person meets another Amish person, they will often try to figure out who the person is related to! Is Neff Amish? Stop by Yoder’s Meat and Cheese Shoppe if you have time or have never been there. Spelling variants are quite common, almost the norm, for German names that were anglicized. And it's come even before the show has premiered. The issue has plagued the Anabaptist movement since its beginning. kauffman, mast, shrock, miller, hochstetler, swartzentruber, troyer, eash, kline, keim are all popular in Holmes Ashland Wayne & Knox County Ohio,  Check to be notified of comments on this post, Join over 15,000 email subscribers to get: Are there any Brights or Albrights? Joseph Stoll, “Amish and Mennonite Family Names” (Parts 1-4), Family Life Dec 1968, Jan 1969, Feb 1969, Mar 1969. Stoltzfus– The most common Pennsylvania Amish surname. Beiler– More commonly spelled Byler in Midwestern communities such as Holmes County, Ohio. My husband does remember his father saying that the name was “Muller” and changed to “Miller” and that they came from Germany. One of the first guys I ever dated was Koenig, though I doubt he was of Amish ancestry. This was 100% of all the recorded Amish's in Canada. If your great grandmother was shunned, that means at one time she would have been a member of the church, and then sinned (according to the church’s opinion) and did not show evidence of repentance. A source was kind… Matt goes back home to find out if his ex-girlfriend is pregnant. I know that Pa. Dutch is Amish connected. 1858), was responsible for the spelling change from Schware to Swarey. I have a great grandfather from Germany with a sir name if “Hummel”. Hostetler writes that 43 of the names were “American in origin” representing converts, and 18 of those represented single households. Discover the ethnic origin and meaning of last names. Fisher– most Lancaster Amish can trace their descent back to Christian Fisher who very likely arrived in 1749 aboard the Phoenix, along with numerous other Amish passengers. The makers of “Breaking Amish” are probing how at least one member of the hot TLC reality show’s cast — supposedly fresh-faced Amish and Mennonites who had never been exposed to the outside world — hid the fact that this person had already lived outside the closed community, got married, had children and was divorced.. A source close to the show told The News that as … My step-grandfather was a Troyer born and raised in Middlebury, IN. David Luthy writes that the Esh/Esch/Eash surname is supposed to have come from two sources: 1-Esche, which is German for “ash tree”, and 2-a town named Aeschi in Canton Bern in Switzerland. Muddy Creek Library is not too far from there and they have a huge database of the Old Order Mennonites. Katie’s the daughter of Mama Mary Schmucker. His father was Amish, at least one sister is still Amish, and his brother is the one remaining Amish Riegsecker that I know of. Okay so after some investigation I changed a setting which I hope should do the trick. I have a grandparent George Rasler 1808-1882 that was from Landcaster County. Mose Gingerich, a former Amish who appeared on a separate show, Amish in the City, lambasted the show for its dishonesty. I know there are others, they’re just not coming to mind right now. We've got an exclusive sneak peek at "Breaking Amish: LA" (premieres Sun., July 21 at 10 p.m. Margaret’s father’s name was Thomas, and her mother’s name was Tilliah (Tillie). Schwartz– A Swiss Amish surname. The Breaking Amish OGs return to TLC on May 31 for their fourth (and reportedly last) season, and earlier this week the network released the first preview trailer that indicates fans are in for lots of drama, including more arrests, medical emergencies, and Jeremiah being a dad! I think there are some store owned by Riegsecker in Shipshewanna. Thomas’s father’s name was Henry Sible, who came from Byron, Germany. They moved from Leacock Twp, Lancaster, PA, to Fulton County PA, to Huntington County, PA, to Adams County IN. Furthermore, in the show TLC’s breaking he … Huh, and an uncle (via marriage) by the last name of “Dreyer” — wonder if related to who you mentioned above; all I really know about him, family-wise, was that his background was mostly German, and he was a wonderful guy who left before his time (heart attack in his early 50’s). Patti in VA. Patti I have never seen that name belonging to any current Amish or in any historical context. 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. The Mast name is pretty common in some Amish settlements.  Most frequently seen in northern Indiana. This Amish name is very prominent worldwide with several celebrities donning it.  Also seen in Allen County, but not common outside of Swiss communities. Comment on Mast Amish Surname (April 29th, 2014 at 14:20) Mast Amish Surname. The Middlefield, Ohio, Amish settlement (4th largest Amish settlement in the world) seems to have surnames similar to those in Holmes County, including Yoder, Miller, Weaver, and Gingerich. Amish last names starting with F Kline you’ll see in Holmes County, Ohio and likely elsewhere. Find out how surnames are ranked in popularity, how many people in the United States of America bear a particular name, and how the statistics change between 1990 and 2000 US Censuses. Scott, Shetler would definitely make a list of Amish names. You probably know there are quite a few Shetlers in Holmes County, OH for example, with roots back to Somerset County PA. Lagrange, Indiana 46761. I also have some Amish relatives with the last name of Stutzman that wasn’t mentioned. Tension rises as fellow cast mates wonder if he will leave Shelly at the altar. Search US census records for Amis. Welcome to the Official Facebook page for TLC's Breaking Amish!   Also occasionally seen spelled as Stoltzfoos. This was about 36% of all the recorded Amish's in the UK. Many are on the list but at least 3 or 4 are pretty uncommon here. They are on the east edge of Lancaster, PA. I’m surprised not to see my name on the list. I am really fascinated with the Plain people. 32. Is this an amish name and what is Pennsylvania dutch. Kalona, Iowa 52247 Some Amish communities publish "Amish directories" which are compilation of names and addresses of people in the church district. Yoder – A Swiss-origin name apparently derived from the name “Theodore”. I’ve seen there are a lot of Brights in Pennsylvania. I have checked some geneology my mother had done and can’t find any Amish names in that report she gave us. For a sidebar in my Amish business book I tallied up the names in Daviess Co, and found that 6 surnames accounted for nearly 90% of the families there. There were a number of Anabaptists of this name in different parts of Switzerland.”  Miller is most common in the Midwest; a few Millers may be found in Lancaster County, however.eval(ez_write_tag([[320,100],'amishamerica_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_8',127,'0','0'])); 2. Both sides would excommunicate for sin after conversion, the difference was in whether to not eat socially with the excommunicated. I was never a member of the Amish church, mostly because I felt now hope and did not understand their ways.At age eighteen, I decided to leave my family and my culture behind, so I contacted my brother John, who lived in Ohio and asked if he would come … Kent had the highest population of Amish families in 1891. Certain Amish surnames occur with great frequency.  Joseph Stoll notes: “Between 1732 and 1806, 38 persons bearing the name König arrived in Philadelphia. I’ve been doing a lot of genealogy research lately and so far every Amish Shetler I’ve met has been a relative! The Amish family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. #4, #6, and #10 — all in my background! Troyer and Yoder on paternal side and Miller and Schrock on maternal side. Certain Amish surnames occur with great frequency. Breaking Amish (TV Series 2012–2014) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Can you confirm where this one came from? Did Mennonites also shun their members? If you disregard converts to the Amish, one of the least common Amish names has to be Riegsecker. Reply to Comment. Thank you for your reply. Barkman, Kuhns, Nisley, Hershberger, Weaver, Fehr, Wengerd, Shetler, Petersheim, Hilty, Kline, Burkholder, Kempf, Erb, Coblentz, Eicher, Mullet, Kurtz, Kaufman, Bowman, Yutzy, Chupp, Stutzman, Glick, Wagler, Frey, Detweiler, Kanagy, Garber, Helmuth, Kempf, Kuypfer …. And I just checked and looks like about 70% of the Adams County people share just 4 surnames (Schwartz, Wickey, Hilty and Eicher). I checked in the Amish genealogy data-base and the book Amish and Amish-Mennonite genealogies and found no listings. even tho’ not Amish. What are other common surnames in the Geauga Amish settlement? He's moving to Brooklyn for the TLC series. Hostetler’s Amish Society says there are 126 family names, but the last edition is 20 years old (at the time, there were only 144,000 Amish). A Swiss origin name. That’s a name I would associate with that branch of people. Of course, I do not know if that was the reason. To be honest, the Scripture is not specific as to whether “not to eat” refers to the Lord’s Supper, or whether it means any eating. I myself was born a Yoder, married a Miller and am now married to a Kauffman. You are essentially being directed to a saved copy of the page, where the comment does not exist yet. Another way of spelling it was Oesch, though I don’t think any Amish bear that version of the name today. I love reading Amish Fiction Books. Official Sites Thanks for letting me know Mark. Breaking Amish is an American reality television series on the TLC television network that debuted September 9, 2012. The Anabaptist surname in my family is Garver/Garber/Gerber, which offers no problem for an Amish connection. Aden B. Raber, Raber’s Almanac (2013). Does the Davis name have any Anabaptist history? I have no idea where my Troyers come from. 10. Phone: 319-656-3232. http://www.2013gathering.com/. 4460 W. 100 S. His father, Daniel spoke dutch. Erik/Amish America. Hi, my name is Daniel Troyer.  It is not known  how many of these were Amish or Mennonite.”. David Luthy, “Yesterdays and Years: Fisher Family History”, Family Life, October 1995. Phone: 330-893-3192. I lived on Harwick Road, down the block from my frien Robin Miller as a child.  Nicholas Stoltzfus (1719-1774) is believed to be the common ancestor of all those with this name among Amish and Mennonites today. Have a few 1st cousins on my dad’s side that are still Amish. I used to live in Lancaster County and the Seible name rings a bell as far as being Mennonite, or like Mark mentions, maybe River Brethren. my mother and grandfather are buried in Macungie in Lancaster county. I took an ancestry test a year ago and it states that I have genetic community links to the Amish areas in Ohio,Illinois, Indiana or South Iowa. Check out my other posts on Breaking Amish: TLC’s Breaking Amish: The Scandal of Jeremiah Raber TLC’s Breaking Amish: An Analysis of Episode 1 by a Former Amish Ex-Amish Unite in Vicious Protests Against TLC’s Breaking Amish. the name is larose and they spoke Pennsylvania dutch. I was told that my great grandmother was Amish. Thanks, Carol Sue. I know I’ve never had any relatives at all in Indiana, only in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and a few, long ago, in Virginia. Thanks Mark! Could u please tell me a little about my last name MAST. 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Great additions! The Breaking Amish cast has drastically changed since the documentary-style reality series debuted on TLC back in 2012. On this season, they brought in another group of Amish kids that were ready to move on, but this show didn't last … But, of those, only “my” Beilers/Boilers/Bylers and Fishers were Amish. Got it & could click right on it to reply. Abe Schmucker's brother Andrew appeared on the original seasons of Breaking Amish and Return to Amish as a guest cast member. There are some Swareys in the New Order settlement in Salem/Rosebud, Indiana, also.  John Troyer of the Kokomo, Indiana community, had possibly the largest family ever among Amish, with 31 children (29 of his own by two wives, plus two step-children), though apparently not all survived to adulthood.eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'amishamerica_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_3',131,'0','0'])); 7. Thank you! 8. I don’t doubt it’s rare among the Amish…it’s not too common around here, either. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, family and community are extremely important in the Amish community. It’s amazing how many people I grew up knowing and/or know now who have traditional Amish surnames, but who aren’t Amish, and if their families ever were, it’d be a long time ago now. I wonder if she was Old Order River Brethren? Jacob Beiler (1698-1771), ancestor of most Amish Beilers/Bylers, arrived in America on the Charming Polly (not to be confused with the Charming Nancy) in 1737. Breaking Amish fans will recall Katie Ann Schmucker from that show and from Return to Amish. Her family’s surname was “Szczech”, but was changed to “Shack” by the immigration officials on this side of the pond. Graber- Another name common among Swiss Amish, but also seen in non-Swiss communities. Filming & Production Among the least common we find Lee, Bawell, Gascho, Neuenschwander, Jantzi, Ropp, Brandenberger, and Albrecht. Various Amish settlement directories. Here are ten of the most common: 1. For instance, Schwartz is an Amish last name that is generally found just in the Swiss Amish settlements of Indiana.  Joseph Stoll writes: “The German spelling was Müller, and because there were many Millers in Europe, the name was very common, with no common ancestor for many people of this name. Amish Names: Identified by the Generations or Marriage. For information about Amish genealogy in that area contact: Northern Indiana Amish Library Not surprising -- the show's called Breaking Amish, not Take a Trip to California and Remain as Amish as Possible. My Great Grandmother had 13 children who loved her very much. Here are ten of the most common:eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'amishamerica_com-box-3','ezslot_0',126,'0','0'])); 1. Matt seems to be unsure about marrying Shelly. Something is wrong either with our computer in the office or on the server or whatever. Other places the surname is or has been found include Pennsylvania counties Mifflin, Juniata, Lancaster and Lebanon. Erik, when I click on “recent comments,” the comment I click on disappears and I cannot read it or respond to it. That’s funny Stephanie, I guess that keeps you in line. TLC's hit series "Breaking Amish" follows rebellious Amish and Mennonite men and women as they explore the world outside of their sheltered communities -- and now they're headed to Los Angeles. ET) star Matt, who has a very dark secret. gameo.org Return to Amish is an American reality television series on the TLC television network that debuted May 22, 2014. They are 2nd or 3rd cousins. Margaret was born in Somerset Co. PA. We always joke that there are only 10the last names here in Holmes county! The series deal with the original cast members of "Breaking Amish" returning to their hometowns and trying to adjust to living in their Amish communities once … My decedents are from German, Weinberger, Scotch, and Pennsylvania Dutch. The River Brethren are a branch off the Mennonites, and had many Mennonites and Amish join them in their early days. Amish Community Info | Book Giveaways | Amish Writers & non-Amish Experts | MoreGet email updates, 100% Free | No Spam | Unsubscribe Anytime, Amish Community Info | Book Giveaways | Amish Writers & non-Amish Experts | More. I will look into the Old Order River Brethen. | They have genealogical information on most of the Mennonite families. Trading in buggies, green pastures and the strict rules of their rural communities for the beaches of Los Angeles, a new cast of young Amish and Mennonite men and women come together to determine if they're really ready to embark on a new life among the "English," or if they should … Matthias is a new cast member on Breaking Amish. Thanks Noah this is ten of *the* most common, not *the* ten most common. They printed me out a 100-page document of my wife’s pedigree (she was a Martin), going back to about 15 generations.
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