Caspar Schild
20 November 1659–13 October 1750 (Age 90)
Gsteig bei Interlaken, Gsteigwiler, Bern, Switzerland
The Life Summary of Caspar
Caspar Schild was born on 20 November 1659, in Gsteig bei Interlaken, Gsteigwiler, Bern, Switzerland. He died on 13 October 1750, in Interlaken, Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 90.
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Name Meaning
1 German and Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a maker or painter of shields, from Middle High German, Middle Dutch schilt ‘shield’.2 Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Schild ‘shield’, ‘(house) sign’, applied either as an ornamental name or as a habitational name for someone who lived in a house distinguished by a sign. Compare Rothschild and Schwarzschild.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sources (9)
- Caspar Schilt in entry for Melcher Schilt, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Casapr Schilt in entry for Babi Schilt, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Caspar Schilt in entry for Caspar Schilt, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
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