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Where did the Russian Alexander family come from? What is the Russian Alexander family crest and coat of arms? When did the Alexander family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Alexander family history?
The name Alexander is a patronymic surname formed by adding one of the many Russian suffixes, such as "-ov" and "-ovic" to the either of the personal names Alexander, (forms of which were widely popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages due to Alexander the Great (356-323 BC); or Aleksei in Russia. Alexander comes from the Greek Alexandros, which originally meant "defender of men." Aleksei is from the Greek alexios, which meant "helping or defending."
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Aleksandrov, Aleksanov, Aleksandrovich, Aleksandrev, Aleksandrovich, Alekseev, Alexandrov, Aleksandroff, Alexandroff and many more.First found in Russia, where the name was born by members of the population of the Russian Empire.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Alexander research. Another 188 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1266, 1348, 1370, 1511, and 1801 are included under the topic Early Alexander History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Alexander. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Alexander Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Jon Alexander, who landed in Virginia in 1653
- Jno Alexander, who arrived in Virginia in 1654
- Henry Alexander, who arrived in Maryland in 1658
- Samuell Alexander, who arrived in Virginia in 1658
- Marke Alexander, who arrived in Virginia in 1662
Alexander Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Jos Alexander, who arrived in Virginia in 1704
- Randall Alexander, who arrived in New England in 1718
- David Alexander, who arrived in Maine in 1719
- Archibald Alexander, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1736
- Hugh Alexander, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1736
Alexander Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Andrew Alexander, aged 30, arrived in New York in 1800
- Martha Alexander, aged 10, landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1803
- Jane Alexander, aged 3, arrived in New York, NY in 1803
- Sarah Alexander, aged 2, landed in New York, NY in 1803
- Wm Alexander, aged 20, landed in New York, NY in 1804
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- John White Alexander (1856-1915), American painter
- Gwen Wentz Cheeseman Alexander (b. 1951), American former Olympic field hockey goalkeeper
- Brigadier-General Clyde Charles Alexander (1892-1965), American General during World War II
- Brigadier-General Edward Harrison Alexander (1902-1978), American Acting Commanding General of the Eighteenth Air Force, Donaldson AFB, South Carolina (1954)
- Brigadier-General George Murrell Alexander (1889-1961), American Assistant Deputy Provost Marshal General US European Theater of Operations (1943-1945)
- Earl Albert Victo Alexander (1885-1965), British administrator and first lord of the admiralty
- Samuel Alexander (1859-1939), Australian born, British philosopher
- Prince Louis Alexander (1854-1921), Austrian nobleman, who married a granddaughter of Britain's Queen Victoria, became Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, and was an officer of the Royal Navy
- Earl Albert Victor Alexander (1885-1965), 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough, British Labour and Co-operative politician
- Bill Alexander (b. 1948), English stage director
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- The Alexander Family: Early Settlers of Giles County, Tennessee by Naomah Elizabeth Alexander Lance.
- The Alexanders and Descendants by William A. York.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
- Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
- Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
- Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
- Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
- Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
- Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
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