Alexandr History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Poland

Early Origins of the Alexandr family

The surname Alexandr was first found in Cracow a province of Poland which lies centrally, bounded by Kielce, Lublin, Silesia and Lwow The captial city is Cracow, said to be the intellectual center of Poland. The region is composed of Poles and Gorale (Highlanders) who speak their own dialect and wear picturesque costumes. The chief towns of the province are Cracow, Tarnow, and Nowy Sacz. The surname became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family. The family were associated with the royal tribes of Koscieza and Srexiawa.

Early History of the Alexandr family

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Alexandr Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Alexandrowicz, Aleksandrowicz and others.

Early Notables of the Alexandr family

Prominent among those of the name Alexandr in this period were

the Alexandrowicz family of Cracow

Alexandr migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Alexandr Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Baptist Alexandr, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1764 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Alexandr (post 1700) +

Alexandr Pushkin (1799-1837), Russian poet and novelist, born into a prosperous family in Moscow. His maternal great grandfather was Abram Hannibal, brought to Russian from Constantinople as an Abyssinian slave, and then became a great favorite of Tsar Peter the Great. In 1881, "The Pushkin Prize" was established by Russian Academy of Sciences
Alexandr Romanovich Luria (1902-1977), Russian psychologist
Alexandr Kumanichkin, Russian fighter pilot and flying ace in the Soviet Air Forces, during World War II, credited with 31 aerial victories

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)