Uexküll (also Üxküll or Yxkull) is the historic German name of Ikšķile, a town in Latvia. It is also the name of a Baltic-German noble family. Uexküll was originally a Bremen noble family whose lineage can be traced to several places, the earliest originating in Stedingen, and later the Baltic States, Sweden, Württemberg, and Baden.
The Bardewisch coat of arms displays two upward facing battle axes, in blue and black. The helmet appears with closed blue-silver covers.
The Uexküll coat of arms displays a victorious red Lion in a golden backdrop. On the two helmets are red-golden covers facing silver sickles with red shanks. These are adorned with natural peacock feathers.
Since 1475 the Coat of Arms has shown the shields of both the Bardewisch and Uexküll. This is achieved by placing the two side by side with the Uexküll shield on the left and the Bardewisch shield to the right. The helmet, adorned with peacock feathers and centered between two sickles, is split in two, the left of the helmet displaying the red and gold of Uexküll, and the right the colours of Bardewisch.
Johann von Uexküll (died 1583), Danish Governor of ÖselOtto von Uexküll (died 1601), Swedish Field Marshal.Otto von Uexküll (died 1650), Captain within the Estonian KnighthoodJohann von Uexküll (died 1583), 1640–1643 Captain within the Estonian KnighthoodBerend Johann von Uexküll 1671–1676 Captain within the Estonian KnighthoodFriedrich Johann Emich von Üxküll-Gyllenband (1684–1768), President of the Oberhof Council within the Margrave of Baden-DurlachGeorg Detloff von Uexküll 1709–1710 Captain within the Estonian KnighthoodKarl Friedrich Emich von Uexküll-Gyllenband (1755–1832), Art Critic and Collector in WürttembergBerend Johann von Uexküll 1806–1809 Captain within the Estonian KnighthoodJakob Johann von Uexkül (1864–1944), l, Biologist, Zoologist, and PhilosopherGertrud Schwend-Uexküll (1867–1901), Women's rights activistAlexandrine Gräfin von Üxküll-Gyllenband (1873–1963), Matron within the German Red CrossNikolaus von Üxküll-Gyllenband (1877–1944), Businessman, and Colonel in the German ResistanceWoldemar Graf Uxkull-Gyllenband (1898–1939), German HistorianBernhard Graf Uxkull-Gyllenband (1899–1918), German PoetThure von Uexküll (1908–2004), Doctor, scholar of psychosomatic medicine and biosemioticsGösta von Uexküll (1909–1993), Writer and JournalistJakob von Uexkull (born 1944), Founder of Right Livelihood AwardOle von Uexküll (born 1978), Swedish ActivistJan Ole von Uexkuell (born 1978), German Fencer
