Goenshen Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Goenshen Early Origins

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The surname Goenshen was first found in Mecklenburg, where the name Gonschen contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation, and would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. Over time, the Gonschen family name branched into other houses, where their influence continued to be felt because of the important role they played in the local social and political affairs.

Goenshen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gonschen, Gensch, Ganschen, Geinscher, Gynsch and many more.

Goenshen Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Goenshen research. Another 205 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 168 and 1681 are included under the topic Early Goenshen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Goenshen 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: settlers who traveled to the New World and established themselves along the eastern seaboard of the United States and Canada in the 18th and 19th centuries..

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Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
Göbel, Otto. Niederdeutsche Familiennamen der Gegenwart Wolfshagen-Schäbentz. Franz: Westphal, 1936. Print.
Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
Tobler-Meyer, Wilhelm. Familiennamen der Ostschweiz. Zürich: 1894. Print.
Schenk, Trudy. Wuerttemberg Emigration Index Volume I-VIII. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Inc., 1986. Print.
Bahlow, Hans. Abhandlungen zur Namenforschung und Buchgeschichte. 1980. Print. (ISBN 978-3768690522).
Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Zoder, Rudolf. Familiennamen in Ostfalen. Hildesheim: Geog Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1968. Print.
Oswald, G. Lexicon der Heraldik. Leipzig: 1984. Print.
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The Goenshen Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Goenshen 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.

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