Geesen Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Geesen Early Origins

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The surname Geesen was first found in Hamburg, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs. The family name is also connected to several place names in the Holstein region.

Geesen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gaas, Gaes, Gaest, Gaesdon, Gas, Gascher, Gascon, Gascq, Gasele, Gäsler, Gasol, Gass, Gasse, Gasser, Gast, Gaste, Gastel and many more.

Geesen Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Geesen research. Another 249 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1535, 1623, 1777 and 1866 are included under the topic Early Geesen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Geesen Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Gease, who came to Maryland in 1650; Catharina Gassmann, who came to Carolina or Pennsylvania in 1739; Georg Gees, who came to Pennsylvania in 1750.

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Göbel, Otto. Niederdeutsche Familiennamen der Gegenwart Wolfshagen-Schäbentz. Franz: Westphal, 1936. Print.
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Schenk, Trudy. Wuerttemberg Emigration Index Volume I-VIII. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Inc., 1986. Print.
Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
Oswald, G. Lexicon der Heraldik. Leipzig: 1984. Print.
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The Geesen Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Geesen Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 6 March 2014 at 10:27.