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![Show Contents]() Hessen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Gaelic name used by the Hessen family in ancient Ireland was Ó hOsain, which is possibly derived from the word "os," which means deer. 1 Early Origins of the Hessen familyThe surname Hessen was first found in County Londonderry (Irish: Doire), a Northern Irish county also known as Derry, in the province of Ulster, where the surname is still the found today. Early History of the Hessen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hessen research. Another 149 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1550, 1598 and 1663 are included under the topic Early Hessen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hessen Spelling VariationsIn the Middle Ages many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Hessen family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Hassan, Hassen, Hasson, Hason, O'Hassan, Hassane, O'Hessan and many more. Early Notables of the Hessen familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hessen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Hessen migration to the United States | + |
Ireland saw an enormous decrease in its population in the 19th century due to immigration and death. This pattern of immigration began slowly in the late 18th century and gradually grew throughout the early portion of the 19th century. However, a dramatic increase in the country's immigration numbers occurred when the Great Potato Famine struck in the 1840s. The early immigrants to North America were primarily destined to be farmers tending to their own plot of land, those that came later initially settled within pre-established urban centers. These urban immigrants provided the cheap labor that the fast developing United States and soon to be Canada required. Regardless of their new lifestyle in North America, the Irish immigrants to the United States and Canada made invaluable contributions to their newly adopted societies. An investigation of immigrant and passenger lists revealed many Hessens:
Hessen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Bryan Hessen, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 2
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- 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)
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Hessen migration to the United States 
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