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![Show Contents]() Riese History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancient and distinguished surname Riese is derived from the Middle High German word "rose," meaning "a rose." The name may have been first borne by someone who lived near a rose garden, or by someone who lived in a house bearing the sign of the rose. Alternatively, the name may be of nickname origin, referring to someone with a "rosy" complexion. The surname is common in many European countries, including England, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, as well as Germany, and can be found under a large number of spelling variations. Early Origins of the Riese familyThe surname Riese was first found in Silesia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. 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. The origins of the name make it likely that several branches of the family emerged independently during the Middle Ages; there are records dating from the 13th documenting the presence of the name Riese in Schleswig-Holstein, Pomerania, Alsace, Swabia, and Bohemia, as well as Silesia. Early History of the Riese familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Riese research. Another 193 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1579, 1581, 1631, 1639, 1685, 1736, 1762, 1771, 1795, 1798, 1807, 1864 and 1873 are included under the topic Early Riese History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Riese Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Rose, Rosse, Rhose, Roese, Roser, Roeser, Roze, Roos, Roose, Roosa, Roosen and many more. Early Notables of the Riese familyNotables of the period with the surname Riese were Johann Heinrich Roos (1631-1685), a German Baroque era landscape painter and etcher; Valentine Rose the elder (1736-1771) was the discoverer of "Rose's fusible metal." His son, Valentine Rose the younger (b.1762-1807), also made...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Riese Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Samuel P. Riese, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1772
Riese Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mr. Aug. Riese, aged 27, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1848 aboard the ship "Canapus"
- H Riese, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1855 1
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- Henry Riese, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1898 2
- 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 24) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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