Bodenhausen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Bodenhausen family

The surname Bodenhausen was first found in Lower Hessen, where the family contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation. In later years the family branched into many houses, each of which had a significant role in the local social and political affairs. The most ancient chronicles claim that the ancestral manor of the family was located in the village of Bodenhausen in Lower Hessen near the border of Brunswick. No trace of this village can be found, but there does exist an estate named Bodenhausen near Ehlen in the Hessian district Wolfshagen, and a region near Goettingen and Fredeland is named the Bodenhausen wasteland.

Early History of the Bodenhausen family

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Bodenhausen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bodenhausen, Boddenhausen, Boedenhausen, Boeddenhausen, Bodenhaussen, Boddenhaussen, Boedenhaussen, Boeddenhaussen, Bodhaus, Bodehause, Bodehausen, Bodenhaus, Bodenhause, Bodenhouse, Bodehouse and many more.

Early Notables of the Bodenhausen family

Heinrich von Bodenhausen, who was the high commander (Hochmeister) of the Teutonic Order of Knights between 1572 and 1595

Migration of the Bodenhausen family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: bearers of this name, who settled on the eastern seaboard of the United States.

Contemporary Notables of the name Bodenhausen (post 1700) +

Professor Georg H C Bodenhausen, Dutch civil servant, first director-general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) from 1970 to 1973
Galen Bodenhausen, Department of Psychology at Northwestern University