Reuss History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

This surname Reuss 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 Reuss family

The surname Reuss 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 Reuss family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Reuss 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 Reuss History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Reuss Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Reuss family

Prominent bearers of the family name Reuss 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 of Wuerttemberg...
Edouard Guillaume Eugene Reuss (1804-1891), was a German theologian born in Strasbourg, where he also taught as a professor for sixty years...

Reuss migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Reuss Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Magdalena E Reuss, who landed in New York, NY in 1749 1

Reuss Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Adolphus Reuss, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1839 1
Mr. Joseph Reuss, aged 22, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Neptune"
Anton Reuss went to Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Franziska"
Louis Reuss, aged 18, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 1
Charles Reuss, aged 20, 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 Reuss (post 1700) +

Jerry Reuss (b. 1949), American baseball player
Henry S Reuss (1912-2002), American politician who became the Deputy General at the Paris Council on the Marshall Plan during the aftermath of World War II. He was also the director of a bank and a prominent Milwaukee lawyer
Carl Friedrich Reuss (b. 1915), American sociologist and dean of the faculty at Wartburg College
Robert J. Reuss, American Republican politician, Mayor of North College Hill, Ohio, 1948-59; Defeated, 1959 2
Paul C. Reuss (b. 1906), American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1948; Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1961-64 2
Joseph A. Reuss, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916, 1920 2
Henry Schoellkopf Reuss (1912-2002), American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1948, 1960; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1955-83 2
Annie V. Reuss, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924 2
Henri de Reuss -Schleiz, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
Isabel Reuss (b. 1962), Mexican freestyle swimmer
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, August 27) Henri Reuss. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html