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Early Origins of the Geissmann family

The surname Geissmann 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. Alsace Lorraine was their original birth place.

Early History of the Geissmann family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Geissmann research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1480, 1497, 1524, 1532, 1550, 1562, 1580 and 1677 are included under the topic Early Geissmann History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Geissmann Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Geisser, Geiss, Geis, Giese, Gise, Geizzer, Geizer, Guiser, Guyser, Geissmann and many more.

Early Notables of the Geissmann family

Notables with the name Geissmann during this period were Tiedemann Giese (1480-1550), German Catholic bishop from Danzig, Prince-Bishop of Warmia; Georg Giese (1497-1562), German merchant from Danzig, subject of...
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United States Geissmann migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Geissmann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Ant Geissmann, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1851 1
  • Jacques Geissmann, who arrived in New Orleans in 1852


  1. 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)


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