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Early Origins of the Gresse family

The surname Gresse was first found in Provence, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Gresse family

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Gresse Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grasse, Grase, Gresse, Grese, Gras, Le Grasse, Du Grasse, Du Gras, DeGrace, Degrace and many more.

Early Notables of the Gresse family

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Gresse Ranking

In France, the name Gresse is the 4,899th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Gresse family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Grasse settled in Philadelphia in 1848; George Grass settled in Philadelphia in 1752; Jacob Grass settled in Philadelphia in 1752; Joseph Grass settled in Philadelphia in 1752.


Contemporary Notables of the name Gresse (post 1700) +

  • John Alexander Gresse (1741-1794), English painter and drawing-master of Swiss descent


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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