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Early Origins of the Bissinger family

The surname Bissinger was first found in Saxony and Anhalt, where the name Bissingen emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. The family von Bissing is believed to have originally come from the Italian region of Savoy, later settling in Meissen at the estate of Seegenstadt. From the 14th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Bissinger family

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Bissinger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bissingen, Bissinger, Bisingen, Bisinggen, Bissinggen, Bissingenn, Bissingenne, Bissingene, Bissingel, Bissingele, Bissingle, Bisingel, Bisingele, Bisinger, Bisingle, Bisingger, Bisinggel, Bisinggele, Bisinggle, Bissingger, Bissinggel, Bissinggele, Bissinggle, Bissingenner, Bissingennel, Bissingennele, Bissingennle and many more.

Early Notables of the Bissinger family

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United States Bissinger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bissinger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Valentin Bissinger, who arrived in America in 1807 1
  • Komrad Bissinger, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1832 1
  • Konrad Bissinger who arrived in America in 1832
  • Jean Bissinger, aged 36, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 1
  • Bernard and Ignatz Bissinger, who settled in Philadelphia in 1854
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Bissinger (post 1700) +

  • John Bissinger (b. 1879), American Olympic sliver medalist for gymnastics at the 1904 games
  • H G "Buzz" Bissinger (b. 1954), American author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
  • Karl Bissinger (b. 1914), American portrait photographer
  • Frederick Lewis Bissinger (b. 1911), American executive, with Allied Chemical Corporation
  • Hermann Bissinger (1849-1918), German engineer
  • Erhard Bissinger (1843-1910), German diplomat


  1. 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)


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