Show ContentsHaus History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Haus emerged throughout the German territories, deriving from one of several places named Hausen.

Early Origins of the Haus family

The surname Haus was first found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the name Hausen became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation.

Early History of the Haus family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Haus research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1653, 1718, 1722, 1814, 1852, 1868 and 1869 are included under the topic Early Haus History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Haus Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hausen, Hauser, Hausendorf, Hausmann, Hausermann, Hausler, Hausener, Haussen, Haussenauer, Haus and many more.

Early Notables of the Haus family

Notables with the name Haus during this period were

  • Caspar Herman Hausmann (1653-1718), Danish-Norwegian General, lumber merchant and squire, Commander-in-Chief Norwegian Army
  • Robert Hausmann was a distinguished violoncellist, was born Aug. 13, 1852, at Rottleberode in the Harz, and at the age of 8 went to school at Brunswick, where for some years he studied his instrument...


United States Haus migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Haus Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Robert Haus, aged 19, who arrived in New England in 1635 [1]
Haus Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Glein Haus, who landed in New York in 1709 [1]
  • Johan Adam Haus, who landed in New York in 1709 [1]
  • Johann Christian Haus, who arrived in New York, NY, in 1710 [1]
  • John Christian Haus and his wife Anna Catharina, who emigrated from the Palatinate to New York in 1710
  • Anna Catharina Haus, who arrived in New York, NY in 1710 [1]
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Haus Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Kunigunde Haus, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 [1]
  • Margaret Haus, aged 6, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 [1]
  • Michael Haus, aged 4, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 [1]
  • Barbra Haus, aged 36, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 [1]
  • Johann Haus, aged 8, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 [1]
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Haus (post 1700) +

  • Reuben Haus, American politician, Member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1855-56 [2]
  • Jacques-Joseph Haus (1796-1881), German legal philosopher and writer
  • Hermann Anton Haus (1925-2003), Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Knut Haus (1915-2006), Norwegian politician
  • Anton Haus (1851-1917), Austrian naval officer, fleet commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the First World War


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 5) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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