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Connection of the Schonherr (or its close variants) surname to any kind of royalty, nobility in past history.?

  • I'm doing some research into my family surname (Schonherr) and looking for any connections to any notable people in the past. I'm hoping to find some kind of connection to royalty, nobility, or at least someone famous. I know my surname has many variants and is kind of common in Germany and Austria, however I'm hoping to find connections to my exact surname or a close variant. For example, Schoenborn is a variant of my surname and they have a royal background but not sure how close my surname would be in relation to that surname. I'm thinking it may be too far apart.

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    problem with this is that people of the same surname are not alll related to each other, so even if you find someone with the exact surname spelling as your it tells you nothing at all................ http://familytimeline.webs.com/originsofsurnames.htm

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Do you have any English ancestors? Irish? And German, most likely. The chances of having an royal ancestor is pretty good. Have you done any research on any other of the names in your tree? Schonherr is only a small part of your family history, so while there may not be royalty through that line, there could be through another. But considering the millions of descendants of Genghis Khan, Niall of the Nine Hostages, and various kings of England, it is no big deal. Even though I have a possible link to William the Conqueror, the ancestors I find most interesting are the ones who spent weeks or months on a ship to come to the New World. They are the real heroes.

Joyce B

Maxi pretty much nailed it. Most persons have the FALSE idea that anyone with a certain surname is always related. Let me repeat the word FALSE, since it is the operative word here. In addition... while some might, many surnames have multiple places of "origin". You cannot ASSUME anything about where your surname comes. If you found actual documentation about your ancestors, you sometimes stumble on unknown adoptions. Your grandfather Schonherr might really have been a Jones. But, without using records, you wont' know this. Among the rest... you do understand that all women are researched by the maiden name? Not the married name. Once you chart this out, you find of 8 gr grandparents, 7 have another surname. Only the direct paternal line is the name you have. Once you find records..you could also find that your spelling is not the original, but a variation. Spelling is a flexible issue. RELATIONSHIPS either are, or they are not. Surname "research" and genealogy are totally different animals. If you research your ancestors, you might find that grandpa Schonherr was a brother to Count Schonherr. THEN you have a documented relationship. Of course you HAVE TO HAVE specific records about grandpa to make that link. Surname research is really low on the totem pole as far as being good information.

wendy c

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