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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Diest, Diesst, Dieste, Deist, Deisten, Diester, Diestern, Diestorff, Diestermann and many more.

First found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in North Holland, a province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Amsterdam, Haarlem and Hilversum. It was the seat of the old Counts of Holland. Seat of one of the oldest families is Brederode Castle near Haarlem. There are many old and quaint towns in the province. including Medemblik, Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Edam, and Monnikendam. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Deist research. Another 275 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1687 and 1743 are included under the topic Early Deist History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Deist Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Deist Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Heinrich Peter Deist, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748

Deist Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Elisa Deist, who settled in New York, NY in 1851
  • George Deist, who settled in Wisconsin in 1852
  • Gottfrey Deist, who arrived in New York, NY in 1863
  • Justus Deist, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1872
  • Adam Deist, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1880

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  • Jeff L Deist, Special Effects


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  2. Gottschald, Max. Deutsche Namenkunde unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung. München: J.F. Lehmanns Verlag, 1932. Print.
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  4. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  5. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  6. Tapper, Michael Ed. Immigrants to the Middle Colonies A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists and Associated Data from The New York Genealogical Biographical Record. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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  8. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  9. Neubecker, Ottfried. Großes Wappen-Bilder-Lexikon der bürgerlichen Geschlechter Deutschlands Oesterreichs und der Schweiz. Battenberg, München: 1985. Print.
  10. Göbel, Otto. Niederdeutsche Familiennamen der Gegenwart Wolfshagen-Schäbentz. Franz: Westphal, 1936. Print.
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The Deist Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Deist 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.

This page was last modified on 23 September 2010 at 15:37.

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