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Early Origins of the Bosserman family

The surname Bosserman was first found in Silesia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made these territories a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. Chronicles first mention Heincze Wasserman of Liegnitz, Silesia in 1372, Procop Basserman (Wasserman) of Prague, Bohemia in 1377, and Heinel der Wasserman of Eger in Bohemia in 1396.

Early History of the Bosserman family

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Bosserman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wassermann, Wasserman, Wasermann, Waserman, Bassermann (Bavaria), Basserman (Bavaria), Basermann (Bavaria), Baserman (Bavaria) and many more.

Early Notables of the Bosserman family

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Bosserman Ranking

In the United States, the name Bosserman is the 15,908th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Bosserman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bosserman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Samuel Bosserman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
  • Fredk Bosserman, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1773 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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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