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Early Origins of the De grasse family

The surname De grasse was first found in Provence, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the De grasse family

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De grasse Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grasse, Grase, Gresse, Grese, Gras, Le Grasse, Du Grasse, Du Gras, DeGrace, Degrace and many more.

Early Notables of the De grasse family

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Migration of the De grasse family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Grasse settled in Philadelphia in 1848; George Grass settled in Philadelphia in 1752; Jacob Grass settled in Philadelphia in 1752; Joseph Grass settled in Philadelphia in 1752.


Contemporary Notables of the name De grasse (post 1700) +

  • Leland Degrasse, American politician, Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District; Elected 2002 1
  • Andre De Grasse (b. 1994), Canadian sprinter, he won the Silver and Bronze Olympic medal winner
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson (b. 1958), award-winning American astrophysicist


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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