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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Degen, Degene, Degens, Deger, Degern, Degenberg, Degin, Degon, Degan, Degener, Degenfeld, Degenhart, Degenits, Degenreit and many more.

First found in Bavaria, where the name Degen was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Degon research. Another 176 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1625, 1716, and 1740 are included under the topic Early Degon History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Degon Notables 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: Bastian Degens, who arrived in Virginia in 1653; Anna Maria Hacker Degen, who came to Pennsylvania in 1737; Anna Barbara Degen, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749.

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  2. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
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  5. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  6. Brechenmacher, Josef Karlmann. Deutches Namenbuch. Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp, 1928. Print.
  7. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  8. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  9. Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2000. Print. (ISBN 978-0806303024).
  10. Steed, Henry Wickham . The Hapsburg Monarchy. London: Constable and Company, 1919. Print.
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The Degon Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Degon 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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