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Early Origins of the Preisser family

The surname Preisser was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region Saxony. The name Preuss came from an ancient Baltic tribe of the name Prüsen, a tribe displaced by the German tribes in the 13th century. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Preisser family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Preisser research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1605, 1620, 1666, 1696, 1698, 1737, 1757 and 1771 are included under the topic Early Preisser History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Preisser Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Preuss, Pruys, Preussner, Preussler, Preissler, Prutz, Preis, Preiss, Preisser, Preissler, Preissman, Prusse, Prussman and many more.

Early Notables of the Preisser family

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United States Preisser migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Preisser Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johannes Preisser, aged 22, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 1
Preisser Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Hanne Rosette Preisser, who arrived in America in 1854 1
  • Ida Elisabeth Preisser, who landed in America in 1854 1
  • Johann Karl Christoph Preisser, who arrived in America in 1854 1
Preisser Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Mendl. Preisser, aged 32, who landed in America, in 1905
  • Frieda Preisser, aged 20, who immigrated to the United States from Tipschwitz, Germany, in 1912
  • Annie Preisser, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Frankfurt, Germany, in 1913
  • Ernst Preisser, aged 27, who settled in America from Berlin, Germany, in 1924

Contemporary Notables of the name Preisser (post 1700) +

  • Alfred Preisser, American theater director, playwright, producer
  • June Preisser (1920-1984), American actress and acrobat


  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)


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