Show ContentsDiesbach History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Diesbach family

The surname Diesbach was first found in Switzerland, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Diesbach family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Diesbach research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1564, 1718 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Diesbach History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Diesbach Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Diessbach, Diesbach, Diessbachh, Diesbachh, Diessbache, Diesbache, Diessbacher, Diesbacher and many more.

Early Notables of the Diesbach family

Notables of the time with the surname Diesbach were Michael Deiss, musician to the Emperor Ferdinand I of Germany, for whose obsequies in 1564 he composed a motet for four voices, and eight other pieces, published...
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United States Diesbach migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Diesbach Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Catharina Elisa Diesbach, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1803

Contemporary Notables of the name Diesbach (post 1700) +

  • Frédéric de Diesbach, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 1
  • Rodolphe de Diesbach, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2


  1. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 27) Frédéric Diesbach. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 27) Rodolphe Diesbach. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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