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Early Origins of the Preissler family

The surname Preissler was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region Saxony. The name Preuss came from an ancient Baltic tribe of the name Prüsen, a tribe displaced by the German tribes in the 13th century. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Preissler family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Preissler research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1605, 1620, 1666, 1696, 1698, 1737, 1757 and 1771 are included under the topic Early Preissler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Preissler Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Preuss, Pruys, Preussner, Preussler, Preissler, Prutz, Preis, Preiss, Preisser, Preissler, Preissman, Prusse, Prussman and many more.

Early Notables of the Preissler family

Notable figures of the time with the name Preissler were

  • Johann Justin Preissler (1698-1771), German painter and draughtsman from Nuremberg

Migration of the Preissler family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: August Preusch, who came to Philadelphia in 1738; Henrich Preus, a Hessian soldier who came to America for the American War of Independence, and was on record in Quebec in 1779.


Contemporary Notables of the name Preissler (post 1700) +

  • Alfred Preissler (1921-2003), German footballer and manager
  • Fritz Preissler (1908-1948), Czechoslovak three-time gold and silver medalist luger in the 1920s through the 1930s


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