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Early Origins of the Case family

The surname Case was first found in the culturally rich region of Lombardy, where earliest records date back to the year 1126 in Milan, when Apollonio Casati was Imperial Vicar for Lotario il Sassone.

Early History of the Case family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Case research. The years 1350, 1427, 1435, 1503, 1504, 1507, 1550, 1556, 1565, 1600, 1617, 1625, 1630, 1660, 1675, 1707, 1725 and 1798 are included under the topic Early Case History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Case Spelling Variations

Surnames that originated in Italy are characterized by an enormous number of spelling variations. Some of these are derived from regional traditions and dialects. Northern names, for instance, often end in "o", while southern names tend to end in "i". Other variations come from the fact the medieval scribes tended to spell according to the sound of words, rather than any particular set of rules. The recorded variations of Case include Casa, Case, Dalla Casa, Dallacasa, Della Casa, Da Ca, Dacca, Da Cha, Dacha, Dalla Ca, Dallaca, Dalla Cha, Dallacha, Casella, Casello, Caselli, Casèl, Casiello, Casillo, Casetta, Casati, Casselli, Casetti, Casèt, Casina, Casine, Casino, Casini, Casola, Casolla, Casol, Casotti, Casone, Casoni, Cason, Casacchia, Casaccia, Casacci, Casassa, Casazza, Casabianca, Casablanca, Cabianca, Casabassa, Cabassa, Casabella, Cabella, Casabona, Cabona, Caboni, Casagrande, Casagrandi, Casamassima, Casanova, Canova, Casavecchia and many more.

Early Notables of the Case family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was

  • members of the Casati family of Milan during the late 13th century, who owned many castles and vast amounts of land. Other bearers of the name include Conte Casati, who was a Cardinal, and Giovannino...

Case Ranking

In the United States, the name Case is the 813rd most popular surname with an estimated 37,305 people with that name. 1 However, in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Case is ranked the 767th most popular surname with an estimated 55 people with that name. 2

United States Case migration to the United States +

Some of the first North American settlers with Case name or one of its variants:

Case Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Richard Case who settled in Virginia in 1649 with his brother Robert
  • Richard Case, who landed in Virginia in 1649 3
  • Elizabeth Case, who landed in Virginia in 1652 3
  • Robs Case, who landed in Virginia in 1654 3
  • John Case, who landed in Virginia in 1658 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Case Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Francois Nicolas Case, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 3
  • Peter Case, who arrived in New Jersey in 1755 3
  • Tunis Case, who landed in New Jersey in 1755 3
  • Peter Case, who arrived in New Jersey in 1775
Case Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Dennis Case, aged 34, who arrived in New York in 1812 3
  • Anto Case, aged 36, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1822 3
  • John Case, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1846 3
  • L Case, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 3
  • R Case, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Case migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Case Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Nathan Case, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1760
  • Nathan, Case Jr., who landed in Nova Scotia in 1760
  • Mrs. Elisha Case U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1783 4
  • Mr. John Case U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1783 4
  • Mr. Josiah Case U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 4
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Case Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • William Case, who landed in Canada in 1841

Australia Case migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Case Settlers in Australia in the 18th Century
Case Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Henry Case, English convict from Middlesex, who was transported aboard the "Albion" on May 17, 1823, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 6
  • Mr. Henry Case, (b. 1808), aged 22, English ploughman who was convicted in Wiltshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Clyde" on 20th August 1830, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 7
  • Mr. James Case, (b. 1777), aged 54, English gardener who was convicted in Wiltshire, England for 7 years for machine breaking, transported aboard the "Eliza" on 2nd February 1831, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1867 8
  • Mr. Joseph Case, English convict who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Bengal Merchant" on 24th March 1838, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 9
  • Emmanuel Case, who arrived in Holdfast Bay, Australia aboard the ship "Canton" in 1838 10
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

New Zealand Case migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Case Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Miss S. Case, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Eastfield" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 12th December 1857 11
  • Mr. Samuel G. Case, (b. 1858), aged 20, Cornish farm labourer departing on 1st November 1878 aboard the ship "Waikato" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 18th January 1878 12
  • Mr. Samuel G. Case, (b. 1858), aged 20, Cornish farm labourer departing on 1st November 1878 aboard the ship "Waikato" going to Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand arriving in port on 18th January 1879 13

Contemporary Notables of the name Case (post 1700) +

  • Karl Edwin "Chip" Case (1946-2016), American Professor of Economics Emeritus at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts who co-developed Case-Shiller index model
  • Ermine Cowles "E.C." Case (1871-1953), American paleontologist
  • George Washington Case (1915-1989), American Major League Baseball left and right fielder who played from 1937 to 1947
  • Brigadier-General Rolland Webster Case (1882-1957), American Commanding Officer San Antonio Ordnance Center, Texas (1942-1944) 14
  • Brigadier-General Homer Case (1894-1996), American Assistant Chief Ground Development Division Army Ground Forces (1945-1946) 15
  • Stoney Jarrod Case (b. 1972), American NFL football player
  • Steve Case (b. 1958), American entrepreneur, co-founder of America Online (AOL)
  • Paul Foster Case (1884-1954), American occultist
  • Jerome Case (1819-1891), American manufacturer of threshing machines, founder of J.I. Case Corporation
  • Clifford P. Case (1904-1982), American politician, United States Senator from New Jersey (1955-1979), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey (1945-1953)
  • ... (Another 116 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
RMS Titanic
  • Mr. Howard Brown Case (d. 1912), aged 49, English First Class passenger from Ascot, Berkshire who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 16

Suggested Readings for the name Case +

  • The Case Family, Descendants of Jonathan J. and Lucy Simmons Case, Pioneer Settlers in Ontario County, New York by Charles Richmond Case.
  • The Descendants of Captain Stephen Case of Marlboro, New York by Lynn Marshall Case.
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
  3. 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)
  4. Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
  5. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 5th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bellona
  6. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Albion voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1823 with 200 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/albion/1823
  7. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 19th February 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/clyde
  8. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 28th February 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eliza
  9. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 13th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bengal-merchant
  10. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CANTON 1838. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1838Canton.htm
  11. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  12. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Lyttelton 1858-84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
  13. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to other ports, 1872 - 84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
  14. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, November 3) Rolland Case. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Case/Rolland_Webster/USA.html
  15. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, November 3) Homer Case. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Case/Homer/USA.html
  16. Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html
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