Poster 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 Poster family

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

Early History of the Poster family

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

Poster Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Poster 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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Poster migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Poster Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

James Poster, who arrived in Virginia in 1664 1

Poster Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Justine Poster, who landed in Texas in 1844 1

Historic Events for the Poster family +

SS Atlantic

James Poster, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking

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)