| ![Show Contents]() Clasen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany The name Clasen was first used by the people of the German province of Westphalia, which lay in the area between the Rhine and Wesser rivers. It is a patronymic name, derived from the given name of the father of the original bearer. Along with metronymic names, which come from the name of the mother of the bearer, patronymics were one of the most popular early German name types. Clasen was derived from the baptismal name Clausen, which is a form of the name Nicholas. The given name Nicholas, which means people's victory, was popular among Christians throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. Early Origins of the Clasen familyThe surname Clasen was first found in Westphalia, where the family made a considerable contribution to the feudal society which shaped modern Europe. The family branched into several houses, all of which played important roles in the local political conflicts which forged the nation. Early History of the Clasen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Clasen research. Another 176 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1622, 1676, 1678, 1786 and 1850 are included under the topic Early Clasen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Clasen Spelling VariationsMany cultural groups lived in the German states in medieval times. Each had its own dialect and traditions, and unique variations of popular names. Low German, which is similar to contemporary Dutch, was spoken in Westphalia. German names are characterized by additions such as regional suffixes and phrases that tell something about the origin or background of its original bearer. Further contributing to the variation in German names was the fact that there were no spelling rules in medieval times: scribes recorded names according to their sound. The recorded spelling variations of Clasen include Klassen, Klasse, Klass, Klasen, Klase, Klas, Classen, Classe, Class, Clasen, Clase, Clas, Klasing, Klaasen, Klaasen, Claasen, Klaase, Claase, Klaas and many more. Early Notables of the Clasen familyNotables of the period with the name Clasen were - Daniel Clasen, in Latin Danielis Clasenius or Clasenus (1622-1678), a German political theorist, religious scholar, and classicist
 Clasen migration to the United States | + |
After 1650, thousands of German settlers came to North America to escape the religious persecution and poverty that wracked Europe and to make the most of the opportunity to own their own land in a new country. They settled across the United States in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California, and in Canada in Ontario and on the fertile plains of the prairie provinces. Among them:
Clasen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Claes Clasen, aged 21, who landed in New York in 1644 1
- Jan Clasen, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1660 1
- Ammerens Clasen, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1662 1
Clasen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Carolina Clasen, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 1
- Johann Clasen, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 1
- Mr. Tommy Clasen, aged 16, German settler who arrived in New York in 1893 aboard the ship "Dania", heading to Ilinois 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Clasen (post 1700) | + |
- Friedrich Wilhelm Erdmann Clasen (1792-1882), German entomologist
- Matthias Clasen, German musician and composer from Hamburg
- Leo Clasen (b. 1906), Holocaust survivor, imprisoned at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp because of his homosexuality
- Helmut Clasen (b. 1935), German motorcycle enduro competitor since 1957, inducted into the Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2007
- 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)
- Germans to America retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from Glazier, Ira. A., and Filby, P. William. Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports. Vol. 62, Scholarly Resources Inc, 2083
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Clasen migration to the United States 
