Show ContentsHausen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Hausen emerged throughout the German territories, deriving from one of several places named Hausen.

Early Origins of the Hausen family

The surname Hausen was first found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the name Hausen became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation.

Early History of the Hausen family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hausen research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1653, 1718, 1722, 1814, 1852, 1868 and 1869 are included under the topic Early Hausen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hausen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hausen, Hauser, Hausendorf, Hausmann, Hausermann, Hausler, Hausener, Haussen, Haussenauer, Haus and many more.

Early Notables of the Hausen family

Notables with the name Hausen during this period were Caspar Herman Hausmann (1653-1718), Danish-Norwegian General, lumber merchant and squire, Commander-in-Chief Norwegian Army.Robert Hausmann was a distinguished violoncellist, was born Aug. 13, 1852, at Rottleberode in the Harz, and at the age of 8 went to school at Brunswick, where for some years he studied his instrument under Theodor Müller, the cellist of the well-known quartet of the brothers Müller. When the High School for music...
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United States Hausen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hausen Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Conrad hausen, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1747 1
  • Ludwig Hausen, who arrived in New York, NY in 1782 1
  • Peter Hausen, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1795 1
Hausen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Friedrich Hausen, who arrived in Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Margaretha" 1
  • Johannes H Hausen, who landed in Texas in 1850-1906 1
  • Jacob Hausen, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1868 1
  • Henry Hausen, who landed in Kansas in 1878 1
  • Christen Hausen, who was naturalized in California in 1885
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Hausen migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hausen Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Jacob Hausen, who landed in Manitoba in 1875

New Zealand Hausen migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Hausen Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • G. Hausen, aged 22, a workman, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Celaeno" in 1871
  • Thomase H. Hausen, aged 21, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Celaeno" in 1871

Contemporary Notables of the name Hausen (post 1700) +

  • Harald zur Hausen NAS EASA APS (1936-2023), German virologist who researcher cervical cancer and discovered the role of papilloma viruses in cervical cancer, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008
  • Max Klemens von Hausen (1846-1922), German army commander during the invasion of Belgium and France during the early stages of the war in 1914


  1. 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)


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