Cason History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Cason family

The surname Cason 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 Cason family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cason 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 Cason History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cason Spelling Variations

Enormous variation in spelling and form characterizes those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. This is caused by two main factors: regional tradition, and inaccuracies in the recording process. Before the last few hundred years, scribes spelled names according to their sounds. Spelling variations were the unsurprising result. The variations of Cason 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 Cason 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 Casati, who was mayor of Piacenza in 1350. Jaime de Casanova (c.1435-1504), a Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal; Pietro Casola (1427-1507), a Catholic Canon, born to a noble Italian family in Milan; Giovanni della Casa (1503-1556) was an author and prelate born near Florence appointed arch-bishop of Benevento. Cherubino Casati was a priest in Milan around 1550...
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Cason Ranking

In the United States, the name Cason is the 2,479^th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1

Cason migration to the United States +

Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Cason family to immigrate North America:

Cason Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Cason, who arrived in Virginia in 1653 2
William Cason, who landed in Maryland in 1665 2
John Cason, who landed in Virginia in 1666 2

Cason Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Charles Cason, who arrived in Mississippi in 1798 2

Cason migration to Australia +

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

Cason Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Robert Cason, (b. 1792), aged 28, English miner who was convicted in Suffolk, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Earl St Vincent" on 6th April 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1875 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Cason (post 1700) +

William J. Cason (1924-2017), American politician, Member of the Missouri Senate (1960-1976)
Wendell Cason (b. 1963), former American football cornerback and safety
Rod Cason (b. 1950), former American football offensive tackle
Yvette Cason, American television, theatre, and film actress
James Allnut "Jim" Cason Jr. (b. 1927), former professional American football defensive back
Thomas Jefferson Cason (1828-1901), U.S. Representative from Indiana
Barbara Cason (1928-1990), American character actress
James Cason (b. 1945), retired U.S. Foreign Service officer, most recently serving as Ambassador to Paraguay
Aveion Marquel Cason (b. 1979), former American football running back
Christopher L. Cason (b. 1974), American voice actor
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 10th September 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-st-vincent