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Debeers Family Crest
Debeers Family Crest
Debeers

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Where did the Dutch Debeers family come from? What is the Dutch Debeers family crest and coat of arms? When did the Debeers family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Debeers family history?

The Debeers surname comes from the Dutch word Dutch "beer," meaning "bear;" and as such was thought to have been a nickname which evolved into a surname. Nicknames were used to describe physical characteristics, behavior, mannerisms, and even favored styles of clothing. In this case, Debeers would have been originally used for someone with "bear-like" qualities, perhaps for someone who was big, or strong, like a bear.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Beer, De Beer, de Bere, DeBeere, deBeere and many more.

First found in Utrecht in the Netherlands, thought to be the ancestral homeland of the bearers of the prestigious surname


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Debeers research. Another 317 words(23 lines of text) covering the years 1475, 1504, 1528, 1605, 1666, 1708, 1709, 1871, and 1888 are included under the topic Early Debeers History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Anthony Beers, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1657; Valtin Beer, who settled in Pensylvania in 1732; Peter Beer, who arrive in Pennsylvania in 1741;Joseph Debeer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754.

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  10. De Amicis, Edmondo and Helen Zimmern. Holland. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1894. Print.
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The Debeers Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Debeers Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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