Preissman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Preissman family

The surname Preissman was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region Saxony. The name Preuss came from an ancient Baltic tribe of the name Prüsen, a tribe displaced by the German tribes in the 13th century. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Preissman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Preissman research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1605, 1620, 1666, 1696, 1698, 1737, 1757 and 1771 are included under the topic Early Preissman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Preissman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Preuss, Pruys, Preussner, Preussler, Preissler, Prutz, Preis, Preiss, Preisser, Preissler, Preissman, Prusse, Prussman and many more.

Early Notables of the Preissman family

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Preissman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Preissman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Phillip Preissman, who settled in Philadelphia in 1770
Philip Preissman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1770 1

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)