Caeser History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The Caeser name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in Surrey. The relationship between the famed Julius Caesar and the surname are probably scarce as the name's spelling in say the 13th or 14th centuries was quite different. However, one should consider that the bearer may have assumed the name in honor of the noted Roman.

Early Origins of the Caeser family

The surname Caeser was first found in Surrey, at Croydon where the "in the registers of Croydon, Surrey, are found the names of Susanna Cæsar, daughter of John and Rebecca Cæsar, born in 1695, and of John Cæsar, vicar of the parish, who was buried in 1719. Probably the Cæsars of Surrey were originally connected with the distinguished knightly family of that name of Benington, Herts, in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Benington Cæsars, originally named Adelmar, after their ancestor the Count of Genoa, in the 9th century, subsequently adopted the name of the mother of their Italian ancestor, a daughter of the Duke de Cesarini." 1

Of note was Sir Julius Cæsar (1558-1636), an "English judge, of Italian extraction, his grandfather being Pietro Maria Adelmare, a citizen of Treviso, near Venice, but descended from a family belonging to Fréjus, in Provence. " 2

Early History of the Caeser family

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Caeser Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Caeser has undergone many spelling variations, including Caesar, Caeser, Sesare, Cesar, Sesar, Caesere and many more.

Early Notables of the Caeser family

Notables of the family at this time include Henry Caesar (1562-1636), the Dean of Ely Cathedral; Sir Thomas Caesar (1561-1610), who was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Appleby riding in Westmorland in 1601; Sir Charles Caesar (1590-1642), a prominent judge; and Cornelis Caesar (c. 1610-1657), a Dutch merchant, Dutch East India Company official, serving as Governor of Formosa from 1653 to 1656. Julius Cæsar , M.D., was of an ancient family of Rochester, many of whom are interred in the...
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Caeser migration to the United States +

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Caeser were among those contributors:

Caeser Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Caeser who sailed to Philadelphia in 1856

Contemporary Notables of the name Caeser (post 1700) +

Courtney Caeser Hall (1968-2021), American professional NFL football player for the San Diego Chargers (1989-1996)

Citations +

Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print