Chrysler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The distinguished and ancient surname Chrysler means "maker of earthenware utensils, potter." It is likely that the progenitor of the name came from a family of potters.

Early Origins of the Chrysler family

The surname Chrysler was first found in Switzerland, where the young Chrysler family was gaining a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It held a family seat in the canton of Friburg. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Chrysler family

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Chrysler Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kreisler, Krisler, Crysler, Chrysler, Creisler, Krysler and many more.

Early Notables of the Chrysler family

Notables of the time with the surname Chrysler were

the Chrysler family of the United States

Chrysler migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chrysler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

W S Chrysler, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
W L Chrysler, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
H. Chrysler and Edna Chrysler, who both arrived in New York city in 1854
Edna Chrysler, who landed in New York in 1854 1
H Chrysler, who arrived in New York in 1854 1

Chrysler migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chrysler Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Lt. Adam Chrysler U.E. who settled in Home District, [Niagara], Lincoln County, Ontario c. 1783 2
Mr. John Chrysler U.E. who settled in Niagara, Ontario c. 1783 2
Mr. John Chrysler Jr., U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 2
Mr. John Chrysler Sr., U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 2
Mr. Peter Chrysler U.E. who settled in Home District, [Niagara], Lincoln County, Ontario c. 1783 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Chrysler (post 1700) +

Roy Chrysler, American Republican politician, Member of Colorado State Senate, 1950 3
Dick Chrysler (b. 1942), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1995-97; Defeated, 1992, 1996 3
Walter Percy Chrysler (1875-1940), American born in Kansas, son of a locomotive driver, who trained as a mechanical engineer, and went on to form the Chrysler motor corporation; he was named Time magazine's man of the year in 1928

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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html