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Early Origins of the Losek family

The surname Losek was first found in Lueneburg, where the family can be traced as early as 1277. Members of the family gradually migrated throughout Europe, to regions such as Pomerania, where the branch of the family Lozeke von Loysin was recorded in 1313.

In 1416, the branch Lose von Osthem was recorded in the area of Werden/Ruhr, and later in 1423, a member of the family, Helmer Loseke was recorded in Hannover. Today Loose is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein.

Early History of the Losek family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Losek research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1505, 1650, 1721, 1746, 1774, 1812 and 1836 are included under the topic Early Losek History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Losek Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loose, Lose, Loohse, Lohse, Loohs, Loos, Loes, Loese, Losek, Loseck, Loseke, Losecke, Loseker, Losecker, Loosmann, Loosman and many more.

Early Notables of the Losek family

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United States Losek migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Losek Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mathias Losek, who arrived in America in 1834 1


  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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