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Early Origins of the Cassan family

The surname Cassan was first found in Thuringia, where the family was known for its contributions to the prosperity and culture of the emerging feudal society. The family branched into numerous houses, many of which acquired estates and manors throughout the surrounding regions.

Early History of the Cassan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cassan research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1792 is included under the topic Early Cassan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cassan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kassan, Kasan, Kassann, Kassane, Kassanes, Kassans, Kasans, Kasanes, Kaassan, Kaasanzi, Cassan, Gassan and many more.

Early Notables of the Cassan family

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Cassan Ranking

In France, the name Cassan is the 2,852nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1


United States Cassan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cassan Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jean Baptist Cassan, who arrived in New York in 1795 2
Cassan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anty and Monty Cassan, both bonded passengers, who arrived in Boston Massachusetts in 1849
  • Andrew Cassan who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1850

Canada Cassan migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cassan Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • William Cassan, who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1853
  • Edward Cassan, who arrived in Ontario in 1871
  • Joseph and Matthew Cassan, on record in the census of Ontario of 1871

Contemporary Notables of the name Cassan (post 1700) +

  • Stephen Hyde Cassan (1789-1841), British ecclesiastical biographer, son of Stephen Cassan, barrister, born in 1789 at Calcutta, where his father was sheriff 3
  • Louis Pierre Jean Aphrodise Cassan, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
  • Olivier Cassan (b. 1984), French professional football midfielder
  • Lionel Cassan (1956-2002), French television presenter
  • Ian Cassan Messiter (1920-1999), English BBC Radio producer and writer, known for his work on Just a Minute (1969), Mr Drake's Duck (1951) and Just a Minute (1969)


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  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)
  3. Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 25 Nov. 2019
  4. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Louis Cassan. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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