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Early Origins of the Kase family

The surname Kase was first found in Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow, where they held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Kase family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kase research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1303, 1435, 1531, 1648 and 1675 are included under the topic Early Kase History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Kase Spelling Variations

Before the printing press standardized spelling in the last few hundred years, no general rules existed in the English language. Spelling variations in Scottish names from the Middle Ages are common even within a single document. Kase has been spelled Cassie, Casse, Cassy, Cassye, Caisey, Caissey, Caissy, Kasey, Casey, Kassie, Kasse, Cassey and many more.

Early Notables of the Kase family

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United States Kase migration to the United States +

For Scottish immigrants, the great expense of travel to North America did not seem such a problem in those unstable times. Acres of land awaited them and many got the chance to fight for their freedom in the American War of Independence. These Scots and their ancestors went on to play important roles in the forging of the great nations of the United States and Canada. Among them:

Kase Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Dewald Kase, aged 20, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
  • Johannes Kase, who arrived in New Jersey in 1754 1
  • Matthias Kase, who arrived in New Jersey in 1754 1
  • John Kase, who landed in New York, NY in 1756 1
Kase Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Napoleon Gottlieb Kase, aged 26, who landed in New York in 1847 1
  • Wilh Kase, aged 21, who arrived in New York in 1849 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Kase (post 1700) +

  • Charles Robert Kase (b. 1905), American professor of English
  • Paul G Kase (b. 1896), well-known painter


  1. 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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