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![Show Contents]() Gasper History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Gasper familyThe surname Gasper was first found in Lorraine, 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 Nancy 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. Early History of the Gasper familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gasper research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1519, 1549, 1572, 1581, 1628, 1638 and 1771 are included under the topic Early Gasper History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gasper Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gaspard, Gaspar, Jaspar, Gasparo, Gasparin and others. Early Notables of the Gasper familyAnother 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gasper Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gasper RankingIn the United States, the name Gasper is the 9,027th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Gasper migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Gasper Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Thomas Gasper, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1683 2
Gasper Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Valentin Gasper, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 2
Gasper Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Gasper, who landed in Arkansas in 1891 2
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Gasper Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Sarah Gasper, aged 18, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Fitzjames"
| Contemporary Notables of the name Gasper (post 1700) | + |
- Mark Gasper (b. 1956), American sound engineer from New York City, best known for his work on An Empty Bed (1990) and Horror 101 (2001)
- Elon James Gasper, American co-founder of Bright Star Technology, a 1980s era software company
- George Gasper, American mathematician at Northwestern University, who introduced the Askey–Gasper inequality
- Elizabeth Gasper (b. 1938), German actress who has appeared in 39 titles
- Robert Gasper (b. 1958), Canadian luger who competed at the 1988, 1992 and the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Brigadier-General James Gasper Devine (1895-1972), American Commanding General 4th Anti-Aircraft Command (1945-1946) 3
- Gasper S. Fasullo (1907-1988), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964; Civil court judge in New York, 1973 4
- Gasper J. Liota, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920 5
- "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)
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, January 10) James Devine. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Devine/James_Gasper/USA.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, March 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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