Grasser History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Grasser family

The surname Grasser was first found in Provence, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Grasser family

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Grasser Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grasse, Grase, Gresse, Grese, Gras, Le Grasse, Du Grasse, Du Gras, DeGrace, Degrace and many more.

Early Notables of the Grasser family

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Grasser Ranking

In the United States, the name Grasser is the 16,147^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Grasser is ranked the 4,938^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Grasser migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grasser Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Adam Grasser, who arrived in Ohio in 1837 3
Joseph Grasser, who landed in Ohio in 1854 3
Bernhard Grasser, who arrived in Iowa in 1866 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Grasser (post 1700) +

Hartmann Grasser, German fighter pilot and flying ace in the Luftwaffe, during World War II, credited with 103 aerial victories, awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)