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Where did the German Frank family come from? What is the German Frank family crest and coat of arms? When did the Frank family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Frank family history?
The surname Frank derived from the given name Francis. Although it began as a name indicating that the bearer was French in nationality, the popularity of the name Francis was greatly encouraged by the fame of St. Francis of Assisi in during the Middle Ages, and the meaning of the name was subsequently altered. This is also a name for a person from Franconia, which is a region of Southwestern Germany that was named after the Franks, who settled in this region after the fall of the Roman Empire.
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- First settlers to North America
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Frank, Franke, Frankk, Frankke, Franck, Francke, Franckk, Franckke, Franken, Frankhen, Franckhen and many more.First found in Bohemia, where the name Frank became noted for its many branches within the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Frank research. Another 260 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1499, 1543, 1616, 1644, 1663, 1679, 1700, 1727, and 1882 are included under the topic Early Frank History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Frank. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Frank Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Daniel Frank, who immigrated to Virginia in 1622
- Robert Frank, who arrived in Virginia in 1651
- Catherine Frank immigrated to Virginia in 1695
- Cath Frank, who arrived in Virginia in 1695
Frank Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Johan Marten Frank, who arrived in New York in 1709
- Michal Frank, who landed in New York in 1709
- Johannes Conrad Frank, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1731
- John Frank, who purchased land in Philadelphia, PA in 1731
- Anna Frank, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732
Frank Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- John Hinr Frank, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803
- John George Frank, aged 12, landed in Pennsylvania in 1805
- Margaret Frank, aged 38, landed in Pennsylvania in 1805
- Regina Barbara Frank, aged 18, landed in Pennsylvania in 1805
- Paul Frank, aged 45, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1805
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- Major-General Walter Hale Frank (1886-1968), American Special Assistant to the Commanding General US Army Air Forces (1944-1945)
- Brigadier-General Selby Harney Frank (1891-1974), American Chief of Stock Control Division, Field Service, Office of the Chief of Ordnance (1945-1947)
- Anne Frank (1929-1944), Holocaust victim whose famous and tragic diary that told the story of her life in wartime Holland
- Leonhard Frank (1882-1961), writer and playwright of considerable fame, whose works focused on the problems of a post-war society
- Douglas G Frank, president of the Lords Tribunal in Buckinghamshire
- Mary Frank (b. 1933), British sculptor
- Professor Frederick Frank, prominent English scientist and researcher in Physics
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- Our Families and Kin, Now and Then: Blackburn, Franck (also Frank), Leake, and Thornton by Arline Tatum Lorente.
- German-American Pioneers in Wisconsin and Michigan: The Frank-Kerler Letters, 1849-1864 by Louis Frederick Frank.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- Preuss, Otto. Die Lippischen Familiennamen mit Berücksichtigung der Ortsnamen. Detmold: Meyer'sche Hofbuchh, 1887. Print.
- Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
- Göbel, Otto. Niederdeutsche Familiennamen der Gegenwart Wolfshagen-Schäbentz. Franz: Westphal, 1936. Print.
- Kneschke, Dr. Ernest Heinrich. Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels-Lexicon 9 Volumes New General German Aristocracy Lexicon. Leipzig: Friedrich Voigt, 1859. Print.
- Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
- Strassburger, Ralph B. German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
- Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Strassburger, Ralph B. Pennsylvania German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
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