Frankenfield History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Frankenfield family

The surname Frankenfield was first found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation.

Early History of the Frankenfield family

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Frankenfield Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Franken, Frankenhoff, Frankovitz, Franenthal and others.

Early Notables of the Frankenfield family

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Frankenfield migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Frankenfield Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Eie Frankenfield, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Frankenfield (post 1700) +

Lieutenant Chester Frankenfield, American meteorologist on the U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition, eponym of the Frankenfield Glacier, Antarctica

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)