Goergen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Goergen family

The surname Goergen was first found in Warwickshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.

Early History of the Goergen family

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Goergen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gorgon, Gorgen, Gorgin, Goergon, Goergen and others.

Early Notables of the Goergen family

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Goergen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Goergen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J Goergen, who arrived in Brazil in 1846 2
Johann Goergen, who landed in Brazil in 1846 2
Kathar Goergen, aged 58, who arrived in Brazil in 1896 2
Katharina Goergen, who landed in Brazil in 1896 2

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
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)