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

The Gras surname is of uncertain origins and may have arisen independently from different sources; some instances of the name are thought to derive from the place name La Grâce, in Marne.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Grasse, Grase, Gresse, Grese, Gras, Le Grasse, Du Grasse, Du Gras, DeGrace, Degrace and many more.

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


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gras research. Another 396 words(28 lines of text) covering the years 1190, 1547, 1667, 1707, 1710, and 1788 are included under the topic Early Gras History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gras Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • George Michl Gras, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738
  • Chr Henr Gras, who landed in America in 1750-1753
  • Conrad Gras, who arrived in America in 1750-1753
  • Joh Deis Gras, who arrived in America in 1750-1753
  • Mariano Gras settled in Louisiana in 1779


Gras Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • J. Gras, aged 20, settled in New Orleans in 1823
  • Jayme Gras, aged 20, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1823
  • James Gras, aged 24, landed in New Orleans, La in 1836
  • Jose Gras, aged 25, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1839
  • Pedro Gras, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1864

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  • Patricia Elizabeth Gras (b. 1960), American regional Emmy award winning television anchor and senior producer
  • Laurent Gras (b. 1965), French chef
  • Laurent Gras (b. 1976), French ice hockey player
  • General Basile Gras (1836-1901), French inventor of the the Gras rifle
  • Félix Gras (1844-1901), French poet and novelist
  • Enrico Gras (1919-1981), Italian film director and screenwriter


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  1. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  2. D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
  3. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  4. De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
  5. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  6. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
  7. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  8. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  9. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  10. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
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The Gras Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gras 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 16 March 2010 at 07:23.

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