Fenster History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Germany

Early Origins of the Fenster family

The surname Fenster was first found in Bavaria, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.

Early History of the Fenster family

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Fenster Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Finster, Finsterer, Finsterlin, Finsterbusch, Finsterbush, Finsterwalter, Finsterwald and many more.

Early Notables of the Fenster family

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Fenster Ranking

In the United States, the name Fenster is the 18,717^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Fenster migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fenster Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joh Jost Fenster, who landed in America in 1764 2
Mrs. Johann Jost Fenster, who arrived in America in 1789 2

Fenster Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J. Fenster, who settled in San Francisco in 1852
Josefa Fenster, who settled in Baltimore in 1887

Contemporary Notables of the name Fenster (post 1700) +

Bernard Fenster, American politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 16th District, 1930 3
Heinz Fenster (b. 1906), well-known German pianist

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html