| ![Show Contents]() Presser History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England Early Origins of the Presser familyThe surname Presser was first found in Lancashire at Preesall, with Hackensall, a township, in the chapelry of Stalmine, parish of Lancaster, union of Garstang, hundred of Amounderness. " 'Pressonede' in the Domesday Survey was estimated at six carucates of land: the tithes were granted by Roger de Poictou to the priory of Lancaster." [1] Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Preesall, held by a steward of the King who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Literally, the place name means "brushwood headland" from the Old Welsh word "pres" + the Old Viking word "hofuth" or the Old English word "heafod." [2] Preshaw is a locality near Upham on the slopes of the South Downs. Early History of the Presser familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Presser research. Another 61 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Presser History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Presser Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Preesall, Presall, Prestall, Presow, Presawe, Prisoe, Priseye, Presoo, Presal, Pristow, Pristowe, Prestoe and many more. Early Notables of the Presser familyMore information is included under the topic Early Presser Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Presser migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Presser Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Presser, who arrived in Virginia in 1638 [3]
Presser Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Dominicus Presser, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 [3]
- Martin Presser, who arrived in New York, NY in 1750 [3]
Presser Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Ludwig Presser, who arrived in Brazil in 1866 [3]
- Wilhelm Presser, who landed in North America in 1888 [3]
Presser Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Gottfried Presser, aged 20, who arrived in New York, NY in 1903 [3]
| Presser migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Presser Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Heinrich Presser, who landed in Canada in 1783
| Contemporary Notables of the name Presser (post 1700) | + |
- Michael Presser, American founder and Executive Director of Inside Broadway, a New York City educational theatre company
- Harriet B. Presser (1936-2012), American sociologist and demographer
- William Henry Presser (1916-2004), American composer, violinist, and a publisher of American chamber music
- Janice Presser, American politician, Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1996, 1998 [4]
- E. J. Presser, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948 [4]
- Dorothy A. Presser, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1960, 1964 [4]
- Bram Presser (b. 1976), Australian musician
- Jacob "Jacques" Presser (1899-1970), Dutch historian, writer and poet
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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