Astor History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Astor family

The surname Astor was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France where this ancient family held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Astor family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Astor research. Another 307 words (22 lines of text) covering the years 1249, 1783 and 1789 are included under the topic Early Astor History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Astor Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Astorg, Astorgue, Astorge, Astorgg, Astorc, Astorque, Astorq, Astork, Astor, Astaurg, Astaur, Astaug, Astaurgue, Astaurge, Astaure, Astauge, Astaurgg, Astaurc, Astaurque, Astaurq, Astaurk, Asttorg, Astorgue, Asttorge, Asttorgg, Asttorc, Asttorque, Asttorq, Asttork, Asttor, Asttaurg, Asttaur, Asttaug, Asttaurgue, Asttaurge, Asttaure, Asttauge, Asttaurgg, Asttaurc, Asttaurque, Asttaurq, Asttaurk, Asstorg, Asstorgue, Asstorge, Asstorc, Asstorque and many more.

Early Notables of the Astor family

Notable amongst the family was

Pierre Astorg d'Aurillac, Lord of Laval, of Challier in Auvergne and Lord of Noalhac in Limousin

Astor migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Astor Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henrich Astor, who landed in New York in 1784 1
John Jacob Astor, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1784 1

Astor Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J. J. Astor, aged 59 who arrived (with child) in New York in 1822 and moved westward
J. J. Astor, aged 59 settled in New York with his child in 1822

Contemporary Notables of the name Astor (post 1700) +

Patti Astor (1950-2024), American performer and co-founder of the instrumental contemporary art gallery, Fun Gallery
Roberta Brooke Astor (1902-2007), American philanthropist, socialite and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
John Jacob Astor (1763-1848), American (German-born) fur magnate and financier, who became one of wealthiest men in America
Lt. Col. John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, American-born, English military officer, statesman, and newspaper proprietor
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor, English (American born) businessman and politician
William Backhouse Astor (1792-1875), American financier
Mary Astor (1906-1987), Academy Award-winning American actress most famous for her role as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon (1941) opposite Humphrey Bogart
William Waldorf Astor (1848-1919), American Republican politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County 11th District, 1878; Member of New York State Senate 10th District, 1880-81 2
John Jacob III Astor (1822-1890), American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for New York, 1880; Presidential Elector for New York, 1880 2
John Jacob Astor (1886-1971), British winner of a gold and bronze Olympic medals for rackets at the 1908 games
... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Astor family +

RMS Titanic

Mrs. Madeleine Talmage Astor, (née Force), aged 18, American First Class passenger from New York City, New York who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking escaping in life boat 4 3
Colonel John Jacob Astor IV (d. 1912), aged 47, American First Class passenger, businessman, inventor, writer, of the prominent Astor family from New York City, who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking and was recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett 3

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html