Gans History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The German surname Gans is derived from the Middle High German word "ganser," which means "gander." Generally it came was a name for people, whose occupation involved raising geese.

Early Origins of the Gans family

The surname Gans was first found in Brunswick, where the name is considered to have made a great contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone early development in Europe. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in savage tribal and national conflicts, each group seeking power and status in an ever changing territorial profile. The family name also spread to Thuringia and to East Prussia.

Early History of the Gans family

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Gans Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gans, Ganss, Ganse, Gansse, Ganz, Ganze, Gantz and many more.

Early Notables of the Gans family

Notables of the time included Eduard Ganz (1797-1839) was a German jurist born in Berlin, who taught law at the university. He was a liberal thinker and his course in Modern History was banned by the Prussian government. Adolf Ganz, born Oct. 14, 1796, was a violinist who studied harmony under Hollbusch; conductor at Mayence (1819), Capellmeister to the Grand Duke of Hesse Darmstadt (1825); composed a melodrama, overtures, marches, Lieder, and choruses for men's voices. His brother, Moritz, a cellist of the old school, born 1804, was first cello under Adolph at Mayence, and (1826) in the royal band at Berlin, where...
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Gans Ranking

In the United States, the name Gans is the 12,625^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Gans migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gans Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hendrich Gans, who settled in Philadelphia in 1739
Hendrich Gans, aged 34, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739 2
Frantz Henrich Gans, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1747 2
Thomas Gans, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 2
Johann Gans, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 2
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Gans Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Philip Gans, who landed in New York in 1830 2
Balzee Gans, who arrived in New York in 1830 2
Georg Friedrich Gans, who landed in America in 1834 2
Jacob Gans, who landed in Tippecanoe County, Ind in 1850 2
L Gans, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Gans (post 1700) +

Sigmund J. Gans, American politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Philadelphia County, 1909-10 3
Maria L. Gans, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Moundsville, West Virginia, 1869-87 3
Julius J. Gans (1896-1973), American Democratic Party politician, Member of New York State Assembly, 1936-37, 1939-54 3
Edward M. Gans, American Republican politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Norwalk; elected 1932 3

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 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html