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![Show Contents]() Gagen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Gagen familyThe surname Gagen was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados 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. The name is derived from the occupational name for a player on the fiddle, from the word "geige" meaning "fiddle." Early History of the Gagen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gagen research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1555, 1577, 1580, 1581, 1583, 1589, 1622, 1685, 1774 and 1854 are included under the topic Early Gagen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gagen Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gager, Gagern, Gagers, Gage, Gages, Gagge, Geiger and many more. Early Notables of the Gagen familyNotable amongst the family in this period was William Gager (1555-1622), an English jurist, now known for his Latin dramas. He was a nephew of Sir William Cordell, Master of the Rolls. " He proceeded B.A. 4 Dec. 1577, M.A. 5 June 1580, and B.C.L. and D.C.L. 30 June 1589 (Oxford Univ. Reg., Oxford Hist. Soc., ii. iii. 70). Gager soon proved a facile Latin verse writer, and wrote a...
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 Gagen migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Gagen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Fra Gagen, who landed in Virginia in 1653 1
Gagen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Michael Gagen, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1851 1
- Henry Gagen, aged 33, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895
- Miss Gagen, aged 25, who landed in America, in 1895
- Patrick Gagen, aged 63, who landed in America, in 1895
- Mrs. John Gagen, aged 54, who immigrated to America, in 1896
Gagen Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Thomas Richard Gagen, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States, in 1923
| Contemporary Notables of the name Gagen (post 1700) | + |
- Martin Gagen, American actor, known for his work on Carrier (2006), The Master (2012) and Trauma (2009)
- Dr. Mary Gagen, British Associate Professor of Geography at Swansea University
- 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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Gagen migration to the United States 
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