Gas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Gas family

The surname Gas was first found in Hamburg, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs. The family name is also connected to several place names in the Holstein region.

Early History of the Gas family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gas research. Another 125 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1535, 1623, 1723, 1736, 1762, 1771, 1777, 1783 and 1866 are included under the topic Early Gas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gas Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gaas, Gaes, Gaest, Gaesdon, Gas, Gascher, Gascon, Gascq, Gasele, Gäsler, Gasol, Gass, Gasse, Gasser, Gast, Gaste, Gastel and many more.

Early Notables of the Gas family

Notables of the time included

Florian Leopold Gassmann, born May 4, 1723, at Brüx in Bohemia : in 1736 ran away from his father who wished to educate him as a merchant...
His best pupil was Salieri, who after their father's death educated Gassmann's daughters as opera-singers1...

Gas Ranking

In France, the name Gas is the 9,087^th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2

Gas migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gas Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Anna Maria Gas, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803 3
Anthon Gas, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1803 3
Hans Jacob Gas, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1803 3
Jacob Gas, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1804 3
John Jacob Gas, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1804 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Grove, Sir George, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (AD. 1450-1889) London: Macmillan1902, Print, 2 Vols
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)