Desting History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Desting family

The surname Desting was first found in Berry, a former province until 1790 when it became a region in central France where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Bourges and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Desting family

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Desting Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lastinger, Lestinger, Lestang, Lastang, Lesting, Lasting, Lasttinger and many more.

Early Notables of the Desting family

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Desting migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Desting Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Margaret Desting, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1805
Margaret Desting, aged 17, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1805 1
H. Desting, who settled in San Francisco in 1856
H Desting, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1856 1

Citations +

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)