Paust History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Netherlands
England
Germany

The original bearer of the surname post would have lived near an important boundary, marked by a pole or post. This surname can be found in many areas in the Netherlands, and is ranked among the most common surnames in the country.

Early Origins of the Paust family

The surname Paust was first found in virtually every province in the Netherlands.

Early History of the Paust family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Paust research. The years 1608, 1612, 1645, 1647, 1669, 1677 and 1680 are included under the topic Early Paust History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Paust Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Post, van der Post, Vander Post, Poste and others.

Early Notables of the Paust family

From this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included Maurits Post (ca.1645-1677) was a Dutch Golden Age architect from Haarlem; Frans Janszoon Post (1612-1680), a Dutch painter; and Pieter Jansz Post (1608-1669), a Dutch Golden Age...
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Paust migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Paust Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Christoffel Paust, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1734 1

Paust Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Fried Paust, aged 20, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1845 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Paust (post 1700) +

Gunther Paust (b. 1954), German founder of The Music Ensemble of Benares in 1982

Citations +

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)