Schelbert

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Schelbert is a family name or gender in the canton of Schwyz and occurs there mainly in the municipality of Muotathal . The Schelbert have been based in Schwyz for centuries. The oldest secured documents go back to the beginnings of the Old Confederation .

Hometowns of the family are the communities Muotathal, Ingenbohl and Steinen , where the Schelbert were naturalized before 1800. More recently, people with the family name Schelbert have been naturalized in Wallisellen (1961) and Zurich (1952, 1953, 1958).

Origin of name

It is believed that the origin of the name was a sonic sausage , which was used for mutual communication across gorges and valleys. This is how the builder of this "instrument" got his name.

Perhaps a man by the name of Albrecht was the author who was the bell ringer, so the "Schel (l) er". Put together, this results in Schelbrecht .

There are many different interpretations, none of which are considered certain.

History of Schelbert

From Paul Styger's book of coats of arms:

The name of these old country people from Schwyz , in the Muotathalerviertel, used to be Schellbrett . According to the register of the renewal of land rights in the old Glarus land register, the descendants of the Schellbrett, "who behaved well at the Näfleserschlacht", were venerated the land rights in Mollis . Since then Schelbert have repeatedly renewed in Muotathal this Glarnerland Law: 1557, 1639, 1709. For this purpose, who allowed Schellbräth by Landammann verurkunden of Schwyz and Council that they originate from church Vogt Leonhard, Jacob Jost and Melchior Schellbräth that in Glarus compatriots were.

According to the documents, the Muotathaler Schelbert come from the Glarnerland, who came to Schwyz around 1500. They first settled in Schwyz and only later in Muotathal. The progenitor Peter Schellbreth probably moved away from the Glarnerland as a result. Because in 1488 a Peter Schellbreth committed a manslaughter on a Heini carpenter from Uri.

The oldest document about a Schelbert comes from the year 1372. There is a Richwin Schellbrecht listed among the 30 council members from the state of Schwyz.

Further data:

  • 1388 Battle of Näfels : Wernli Schelbert von Glarus lost his life
  • 1443 Battle of St.Jakob ad Birs: Cuoni Schelbert lost his life
  • 1446 Ruedi Schelbert lost his life near Ragaz

Today's distribution of the name

In Switzerland there are 428 phone book entries with the name Schelbert and thus approx. 1141 people with this name. These live in 83 postcode areas. Most of the connections are registered in Schwyz, namely 192. It should be noted that here the municipalities of Muotathal, Illgau and Schwyz are combined in the term Schwyz .

In Germany there are 169 phone book entries with the name Schelbert and thus approx. 450 people with this name. They live in 58 cities and counties. Most connections are registered in Main-Spessart, namely 40.

Known people by the name Schelbert

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Historical Lexicon of Switzerland - Family Name Book of Switzerland , Bürgerorte der Schelbert.
  2. ↑ a b Based on the chronicle Schelbert von Muotathal by Gusti Betschart, 2006
  3. ↑ Absolute distribution of the name “Schelbert” in Switzerland , distribution based on the phone book entries.
  4. ↑ Absolute distribution of the name «Schelbert» in Germany , distribution based on the telephone book entries.