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Where did the German Rask family come from? What is the German Rask family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rask family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rask family history?
The name Rask was derived from one of several place names in the German empire, such as Rasch near Nuremberg or Raschau in Saxony. The surname most likely emerged independently in several different kingdoms before it began to branch to still more regions.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Rasch, Raasch, Rasche, Raschers, Raschig and many more.First found in Pomerania, where the name could be considered to have made a great early contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of modern Europe. Chronicles first mention Johann Rasche of Stralsund, Pomerania, in 1277, Ruel Rascher of Frankfurt in 1300, and Cunrath Rasch of Allgae, Pomerania in 1361. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the tribal and national conflicts at a time when groups sought power and status in an ever changing territorial profile.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rask research. Another 232 words(17 lines of text) covering the year 1645 is included under the topic Early Rask History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
Another 34 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Rask Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Rask. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Rask Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
Rask Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Amanda Rask, aged 22, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1905
- Andreas Rask, who arrived at Ellis Island from Antwerp, in 1919
- Anders Rask, aged 25, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1922
- Andreas Rask, aged 25, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1922
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- Rasmus Christian Rask (1787-1832), Danish philologist
- Tuukka Rask (b. 1987), Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender
- Mikkel Rask (b. 1983), Danish professional football (soccer) Defender
- Anne-Helene Rask (b. 1980), Norwegian model
- Margrethe P. Rask (1930-1977), Danish physician and surgeon
- Joonas Rask (b. 1990), Finnish professional ice hockey forward
- Ola Rask (b. 1940), Swedish social democratic politician
- Svend Aage Rask (b. 1935), Danish footballer
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- Göbel, Otto. Niederdeutsche Familiennamen der Gegenwart Wolfshagen-Schäbentz. Franz: Westphal, 1936. Print.
- Gottschald, Max. Deutsche Namenkunde unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung. München: J.F. Lehmanns Verlag, 1932. Print.
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- Siebmacher, J.J. Siebmachers Wappenbuch. München, Battenberg: 1975. Print.
- Steed, Henry Wickham . The Hapsburg Monarchy. London: Constable and Company, 1919. Print.
- Jones, George F. The Germans of Colonial Georgia 1733-1783 Revised edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0806311614).
- Brechenmacher, Josef Karlmann. Deutches Namenbuch. Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp, 1928. Print.
- Garland, Mary and Henry Garland Editions. Oxford Companion To German Literature 3rd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Print. (ISBN 0198158963).
- Oswald, G. Lexicon der Heraldik. Leipzig: 1984. Print.
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The Rask Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rask 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.
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