Gessner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Gessner family

The surname Gessner was first found in Bavaria, where the name Gossnitz 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 Gessner family

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Gessner Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gossnitz, Gössnitz, Gusnetz, Gusnitz, Guschitz, Gessnitz, Cosnitz, Kosnitz and many more.

Early Notables of the Gessner family

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Gessner Ranking

In the United States, the name Gessner is the 12,420^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Gessner migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gessner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Kocnraet Gessner, who arrived in New York in 1709 2
Johannes Gessner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
Henry Gessner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 2

Gessner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Fredk Gessner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1802 2
John A Gessner, who landed in Ohio in 1813 2
Michael Gessner, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1843 2
Andreas Gessner, aged 21, who arrived in New York, NY in 1849 2
John Gessner, who arrived in New York in 1854 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Gessner (post 1700) +

Hal Gessner (b. 1948), American Emmy Award, Christopher Award and Peabody Award winning television producer
Charles R. Gessner (1863-1922), American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the 1886 Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association
David Gessner (b. 1961), American essayist, memoirist, nature writer, editor, and cartoonist, winner of the John Burroughs Award for Best Natural History Essay in 2007
Mark David Gessner, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 2002 3
Donald L. Gessner, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives 92nd District, 1974 3
Christian Gessner (b. 1968), German silver and two-time bronze medalist swimmer at the 1991 European Aquatics Championships and 1991 World Aquatics Championships
Johannes Gessner (1709-1790), Swiss mathematician, physicist, botanicus, mineralogist and physician
Brian Dennis Gessner (b. 1947), former South African cricketer
Nicolas Gessner (b. 1931), Hungarian-born film maker
Solomon Gessner (1730-1788), Swiss painter and poet

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html