Vogelsan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Austria
Germany

The Vogelsan surname is a habitational name derived from any of several places called Vogelsang in Germany.

Early Origins of the Vogelsan family

The surname Vogelsan was first found in Pomerania, where the name acquired a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates in Prussia, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Vogelsan family

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Vogelsan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Vogelsang, Vogelgesang, Vogelzang and others.

Early Notables of the Vogelsan family

Prominent bearers of the name Vogelsan at this time were

Johann Lucas Vogelsang, a general of the Hessenian army at Darmstadt, who was ennobled in 1741...
Ludwig von Vogelsang was a general of the Austrian infantry and was made a Baron in 1793...

Vogelsan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vogelsan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charle Vogelsan, who landed in America in 1851 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)