Home   |   Customer Service   |   Site Map   |   Surname Search   |   How To Buy

Shopping Cart
0 Items

Continuing Research

Settlers Added the last 12 months
UP to 50% OFF - Weekly Specials
Share |
Decrease Font Size Text Increase Font Size
An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012
Quest Family Crest
Quest Family Crest
Quest

   Buy JPG Image »


    Buy PDF History »

Popular Products
Armorial History With Coat of Arms
Coat of Arms & Surname History Package
Family Crest Image (jpg) Heritage Series - 300 DPI
Key-chain
Coffee Mug
Armorial History with Frame
Framed Surname History and Coat of Arms

Contents

Origins Available: English, German

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

 More

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wuest, Wust, Wysten, Wuesten, Quest, Questen and many more.

First found in Bavaria, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area in Nordlingen. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.


 More

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Quest research. Another 159 words(11 lines of text) covering the year 1728 is included under the topic Early Quest History in all our PDF Extended History products.

 More

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

 More

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who traveled to the New World and established themselves along the eastern seaboard of the United States in Canada in the 18th and 19th centuries..

 More

Popular Family Crest Products
 
Quest Armorial History With Coat of Arms
Quest Coat of Arms & Surname History Package
Quest Family Crest Image (jpg) Heritage Series
Quest Coat of Arms/Family Crest Key-chain
Quest Coat of Arms/Family Crest Coffee Mug
Quest Armorial History with Frame
Quest Framed Surname History and Coat of Arms
More Family Crest Products
 More

 More

  1. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  2. Preuss, Otto. Die Lippischen Familiennamen mit Berücksichtigung der Ortsnamen. Detmold: Meyer'sche Hofbuchh, 1887. Print.
  3. Bahlow, Hans. Abhandlungen zur Namenforschung und Buchgeschichte. 1980. Print. (ISBN 978-3768690522).
  4. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  5. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  6. Kapff, Rudolf. Schwäbische Geschlechtsnamen. Stuttgart: Verlag Silberburg, 1927. Print.
  7. Siebmacher, J.J. Siebmachers Wappenbuch. München, Battenberg: 1975. Print.
  8. Strassburger, Ralph B. Pennsylvania German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
  9. Jones, Henry Z. Palatine Families of New York 2 Volumes. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2001. Print. (ISBN 978-0961388829).
  10. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  11. ...

The Quest Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Quest 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 2 October 2003 at 16:11.

©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details.
houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation.

Tools
UP to 50% OFF - Weekly Specials