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Falkenstein Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: falkenstein, falkenstine and others.


United States Falkenstein migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Falkenstein Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Ludwig Falkenstein, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1746 1
  • Ludwick Falkenstein, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1746 1
Falkenstein Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joseph Falkenstein, aged 25, who landed in Missouri in 1841 1
  • R Falkenstein, aged 26, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 1
  • Margar Falkenstein, aged 18, who landed in New York in 1854 1
  • Friedr Falkenstein, aged 19, who landed in New York in 1854 1
  • Mathias Falkenstein, aged 16, who arrived in New York in 1854 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Falkenstein (post 1700) +

  • Waldeen von Falkenstein (1913-1993), better known as "Waldeen," an American-born dancer and choreographer
  • Claire Falkenstein (1908-1997), American sculptor, painter, printmaker, jewelry designer, and teacher
  • Maximilian Eduard August Hannibal Kunz Sigismund Vogel von Falkenstein (1839-1917), Prussian General der Infanterie and politician
  • Eduard Ernst Friedrich Hannibal Vogel von Falkenstein (1797-1885), Prussian General der Infanterie
  • Lorne Falkenstein, Canadian professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario, Canada
  • Adam Falkenstein (1906-1966), German Assyriologist
  • Tami Falkenstein Hennick, American former Deputy Attorney General for the California Attorney General’s Office


  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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