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Where did the German Droste family come from? What is the German Droste family crest and coat of arms? When did the Droste family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Droste family history?
The roots of the distinguished German surname lie in the province of Westphalia. The name is derived from the Old German word "drotsete," which is itself derived from the elements "truht," meaning "body of servants," and "sizzen," meaning "to preside." Thus, the surname would denote a head servant or steward, in charge of a nobleman's household servants.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Droste, Drost, Droz, Drossate, Drossaerd, Drossärd, Drossart and many more.First found in Westphalia, where the Droste ancestral home is located. The earliest known bearer of the name was Gerhart Drossessere, who was a resident of Schweinheim, Westphalia in 1335. The Droste family was instrumental during this early period, playing a major role in the development of medieval Westphalian society.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Droste research. Another 175 words(12 lines of text) covering the years 1335, 1420, 1781, 1796, 1797, 1826, 1828, 1848, 1868, and 1892 are included under the topic Early Droste History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Another 49 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Droste Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Droste. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Droste Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Rudolph Droste, aged 35, arrived in Missouri in 1840
- W Droste, aged 34, landed in America in 1845
- Carl Wilh Droste, who landed in America in 1845
- Doris Droste, aged 26, arrived in Baltimore, Md in 1847
- G H Droste, who landed in Baltimore, Md in 1847
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The Droste Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Droste 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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