Honsinger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The surname Honsinger is thought to be a local name; that is, a surname taken on from an existing place name. There is a Hundseck in Germany near the Schwartwald (Black Forest), or the name may have come from a place name in Switzerland.

Early Origins of the Honsinger family

The surname Honsinger was first found in Switzerland. Most believe the name originated in the small village of Hunzingen (today called Hunzikon, just east of Geuensee, Canton Lucernea.)

Early History of the Honsinger family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Honsinger research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1497 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Honsinger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Honsinger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hunsinger, Hunzinger, Huntzinger, Huntschingen, Hunsingen, Hunzingen, Huntzingen, Huntschinger, Hinsingen, Hinsinger, Hinschinger, Hinschingen, Hintschingen, Hintschinger, Hunziker, Hunziken, Huntziker, Huntziken, Hunzinker, Hunsiken, Hunzicker, Hunzicken, Huntzicker, Huntzicken, Hunsicker, Hunsicken, Hunsiner, Hunsener, Hunsicer, Hunsecer, Hunseker, Hunsiker and many more.

Early Notables of the Honsinger family

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Honsinger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Honsinger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannis Honsinger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Honsinger (post 1700) +

Welthy Honsinger Fisher (1879-1980), American founder of World Education and World Literacy Canada from Rome, New York
Tristan Honsinger (b. 1949), American cello player active in free jazz and free improvisation from Burlington, Vermont\

Citations +

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)