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Early Origins of the Prussing family

The surname Prussing 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 Prussing family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Prussing 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 Prussing History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Prussing 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 Prussing family

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United States Prussing migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Prussing Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Valentin Prussing, who arrived in America in 1832 1
  • Charles Prussing, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1860 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Prussing (post 1700) +

  • John E. Prussing, American Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering at University of Illinois
  • Scott Prussing, American author, known for his Breathless, Deathless, Helpless and Restless books
  • Eugene Prussing (b. 1885), American Chicago-based Hollywood lawyer and philanthropist, eponym of Prussing Elementary School, Chicago
  • Mrs. Max Prussing, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1960 2
  • Laurel Lunt Prussing, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1996, 1998; Mayor of Urbana, Illinois, 2007 2
  • Ronald Prussing, Australian Principal Trombone with the Sydney Symphony (1986-)


  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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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