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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Yzarn, Ysarn, Izarn, Yzarne, Izarne, Esarn, Eyzarn, Essarn, Isarne, Freissinet, Friesen, Frayssinet and many more.

First found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Friesen research. Another 442 words(32 lines of text) covering the years 1248, 1250, 1296, 1313, 1319, 1409, 1562, 1576, 1600, 1700, and 1716 are included under the topic Early Friesen History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 33 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Friesen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Friesen Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Win Friesen, who landed in Virginia in 1662
  • Wm Friesen, who arrived in Virginia in 1666

Friesen Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Gorit Friesen, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1795

Friesen Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Jacob Friesen settled in Philadelphia in 1803
  • Agent Friesen, aged 16, arrived in New York, NY in 1873
  • Claus Friesen, aged 15, landed in New York, NY in 1874
  • Gerhardt Friesen, aged 4, arrived in New York, NY in 1874
  • lsaak Friesen, aged 40, landed in New York, NY in 1874


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  • Samille Diane Friesen (b. 1937), original name of Dyan Cannon, the American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer
  • David Friesen (b. 1942), American jazz bassist and brother of actress Dyan Cannon
  • Eugene Friesen (b. 1952), American cellist and composer
  • Steve Friesen (b. 1977), American PGA professional golfer
  • Jeff Daryl Friesen (b. 1976), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Karl Friesen (b. 1958), retired Canadian NHL ice hockey goaltender
  • Benno Friesen (b. 1929), Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons
  • Henry George Friesen CC, OM, FRSC (b. 1934), Canadian endocrinologist


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  1. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  2. De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
  3. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  4. de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
  5. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  6. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  7. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  8. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  9. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  10. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
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The Friesen Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Friesen 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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