Reusch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

This surname Reusch is an ethnic name, a variety of local name. This name translated roughly as "the Russian," and was undoubtedly given to someone who had moved into Germany from Russia at some point in the very early Middle Ages. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another barony would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.

Early Origins of the Reusch family

The surname Reusch was first found in Saxony, where the name could be considered to have made a great contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of modern Europe. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the tribal and national conflicts, with groups seeking power and status in an ever changing territorial profile. Chronicles mention Konrad der Ruesse of Esslingen in 1324, C. der Reusse of Franconia in 1272, the knight Arnolt der Ruesse, born in Lahr in 1298, and Jacobus Reuss (Ruthenus) of Bruenn in 1360. Reuss is the name of two former German principalities which were, after 1918, amalgamated into Thuringia.

Early History of the Reusch family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Reusch research. Another 288 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1120, 1264, 1292, 1571, 1722, 1751, 1778, 1790, 1804, 1806, 1816 and 1891 are included under the topic Early Reusch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Reusch Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Reussner, Reusener, Reussen, Reussener, Ruse, Russe, Rusener and many more.

Early Notables of the Reusch family

Prominent bearers of the family name Reusch at this time were Johann August Reuss (b.1751), who was a State advisor and Ministerial Director in the Department of External Affairs at the courts...
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Reusch migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Reusch Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas Reusch, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
Johannes Reusch, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1771 1

Reusch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Georg Reusch, aged 26, who landed in America in 1854 1
Heinr Reusch, who arrived in America in 1855-1856 1
Peter Reusch, aged 18, who arrived in America in 1855 1
August F Reusch, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1877 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Reusch (post 1700) +

Theodore Reusch, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Illinois State Senate 8th District, 1940 2
Karl Reusch, founder of Reusch, a German manufacturer of sports equipment for football
Hans Henrik Reusch (1852-1922), Norwegian geologist, eponym of the Reusch Medal
Michael Reusch (1914-1989), Swiss gymnast and Olympic Champion at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics
Franz Heinrich Reusch (1823-1900), Old Catholic theologian

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html