Cuss History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Germany

Early Origins of the Cuss family

The surname Cuss was first found in Baden, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.

Early History of the Cuss family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cuss research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1657, 1693, 1697, 1700, 1705, 1710, 1727, 1752 and 1817 are included under the topic Early Cuss History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cuss Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Guss, Güss, Gusser, Gussich, Gus, Gusner, Gess, Gessel, Cuss and many more.

Early Notables of the Cuss family

Notables with the surname Cuss during this period were Johann Sigismund Cousser or Kusser , son of a musician at Presburg; born there 1657, died in Dublin 1727. He studied six years in Paris under Lulli, and on his return to Germany was appointed chapel-master at Wolfenbüttel, and at Stuttgart. He lived at Hamburg from 1693 to 1697, conducting the performances at the opera, and is...
Another 66 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cuss Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cuss migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cuss Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Henry Cuss, who landed in Maryland in 1676 1

Cuss migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cuss Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Elihu Cuss U.E. who settled in Township of Longucuil [Longueuil], Quebec c. 1783 2

Cuss migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3

Cuss Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Richard Cuss who arrived in Barbados in 1684

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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies