Fürst History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Fürst family

The surname Fürst was first found in Baden, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.

The House of Fürstenberg is an old and very influential Swabian noble house in Germany, found primarily in what is today southern Baden-Württemberg. Fürstenberg was a county of the Holy Roman Empire in Swabia.

Early History of the Fürst family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fürst research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1692, 1711, 1736, 1762, 1772, 1792, 1817, 1820, 1824 and 1852 are included under the topic Early Fürst History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fürst Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fürst, Furstenau, Furstenberg, Furstenberger, Furstenbusch, Furstenfeld, Furstenhauer, Furstenrecht, Furstenstein and many more.

Early Notables of the Fürst family

Notables with the surname Fürst during this period were

Moses Israel Fürst (died ca. 1692), a merchant and financier of Hamburg, Germany. Füstenau was a family of distinguished flutists and good musicians. Caspar, born Feb. 26, 1772, at Münster, where his...

Fürst Ranking

In the United States, the name Fürst is the 9,968^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Fürst migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fürst Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannes Furst, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1741 2
Jacob Furst, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1773 2
Johann FUrst, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1774 2

Fürst Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joh Ph Furst, who landed in North America in 1832 2
Martin Izrael Furst, who landed in New York, NY in 1837 2
Ferdinand Furst, who arrived in Missouri in 1844 2
Johann Furst, aged 28, who arrived in New York, NY in 1852 2
Albert Furst, who settled in New York, NY in 1852
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Fürst Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Benedict H Furst, who landed in Arkansas in 1905 2
Anna Furst, who settled in America in 1907

Contemporary Notables of the name Fürst (post 1700) +

Stephen Furst (1954-2017), born Stephen Nelson Feuerstein, an American actor and film and television director, best known for his role as Kent "Flounder" Dorfman in the comedy film National Lampoon's Animal House
Anton Furst (1944-1991), British-American, distinguished production designer who won an Oscar for designing the Batmobile and the noirish nightmare version of Gotham City in Tim Burton's Batman (1989)
Alan Furst (b. 1941), American author of historical spy novels
Julius Fürst, German orientalist and a distinguished scholar of Semitic languages and literature
Paula Fürst (1894-1944), German educator and Zionist
Moses Israel Fürst (d. 1692), German merchant
Steve Furst (b. 1967), comedian and actor
Julius Fürst (1805-1873), Jewish orientalist

Historic Events for the Fürst family +

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Thomas Furst, British Leading Warrant Mechanician, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html