Bestgen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Early Origins of the Bestgen family

The surname Bestgen was first found in Granada, in southern Spain. Sebastian is a masculine given name that is derived from the Latin name Sebastianus meaning "from Sebastia" and is also a surname derived from Saint Sebastian (died c. 288), an early Christian saint and martyr.

Early History of the Bestgen family

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Bestgen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sebastian, Sebastia, Sebastiao and others.

Early Notables of the Bestgen family

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Bestgen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bestgen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Heinrich Bestgen, aged 19, who landed in North America in 1873 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)