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Early Origins of the Frosch family

The surname Frosch was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Frosch family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Frosch research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1672, 1748 and 1779 are included under the topic Early Frosch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Frosch Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Frosch, Frosche, Froschen, Froscher, Froschammer, Froschauer, Fröschel, Froschheim, Fröschl and many more.

Early Notables of the Frosch family

Notable figures of the time with the name Frosch were

  • the Frosch family of Prussia


United States Frosch migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Frosch Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Sebastian Frosch, who settled in Maryland in 1764
  • Christoph Frosch, who was on record in North America in 1775 as one of the Hessian Troops in the American War for Independence
  • Johann Friedrich Frosch, who landed in America in 1782 1
Frosch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Frederic Frosch, who arrived in New York in 1850 en route to Ohio
  • Catharina Frosch, who settled in New York, NY in 1861
  • Joseph Frosch, who enlisted in the Union army at New Orleans in 1862

Contemporary Notables of the name Frosch (post 1700) +

  • Robert Alan Frosch (b. 1928), American physicist, administrator of NASA from 1977-1981
  • Christian Frosch, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1912 2
  • Andrew Frosch, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1920 2
  • Walter Frosch (1950-2013), German professional football defender


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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