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![Show Contents]() Else History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Else has two possible origins. In the Lower Rhineland and Westphalia, the name is tends to be derived from the many places in that region called Else, Els, or Elsen. However, the surname tends to be matronymic in Upper Germany and Switzerland, and is derived from the female personal name Else. Early Origins of the Else familyThe surname Else was first found in many areas around Germany. The earliest record belongs to Alsace, where Cunrad filius Else was documented in 1323, but within the same century the name appears in various other locations. Early History of the Else familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Else research. Another 137 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1357, 1381, 1382, 1388, 1412, 1433, 1436, 1475, 1476, 1549, 1576, 1791 and 1799 are included under the topic Early Else History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Else Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Else, Elsen, Elser, Elsemann, Els, Elss, Elsler, Elsner, Tenelsen, Vanelsen, Elsensohn and many more. Early Notables of the Else familyNotables of the time with the name Else included Joseph Elsner, composer, born June 1, 1769, at Grodgrau, in Silesia, son of a carpenter who made harpsichords, harps, and other musical instruments. Being intended for the profession of medicine, he had no regular instruction in music beyond a few lessons in harmony from Förster, director of the theatre at Breslau, but early began to compose. A visit to Vienna enabled him greatly to improve himself by...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Else Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Roger Else, who arrived in Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1668 1
Else Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- William Else, who arrived in Virginia in 1701 1
- Tho Else, who landed in Virginia in 1704 1
- Johan Else, who was bound out as an apprentice or servant in Pennsylvania in 1771
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- Fredrick "Fred" Else (1933-2015), English footballer, member of the 1957 England national team
- Else Ackermann (1933-2019), German physician, pharmacologist and politician from Berlin
- Else Hackenberg (b. 1959), German actress, known for Die gute Sieben and Mein Sohn, der Herr Minister (1958)
- Else Reinwald (b. 1917), German actress, known for Hvor Sorgerne glemmes
- Else "Els" Borst -Eilers (1922-2014), Dutch politician, Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, Deputy Prime Minister
- Else Herold, German pianist and piano teacher and professor at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart
- Else Frenkel-Brunswik (1908-1958), Polish-Austrian psychologist
- Else Feldmann (1884-1942), Austrian writer and journalist
- Else Schuchardt (1878-1958), Bavarian painter
- 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)
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