Grasse History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France
Ireland

Early Origins of the Grasse family

The surname Grasse was first found in Provence, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Grasse family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grasse research. Another 333 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1190, 1547, 1667, 1707, 1710 and 1788 are included under the topic Early Grasse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Grasse Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grasse, Grase, Gresse, Grese, Gras, Le Grasse, Du Grasse, Du Gras, DeGrace, Degrace and many more.

Early Notables of the Grasse family

François-Joseph Grasse, famous Lieutenant General

Grasse migration to the United States +

Grasse Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Grasse, who settled in Philadelphia in 1848

Contemporary Notables of the name Grasse (post 1700) +

John Grasse, American politician, Candidate for Governor of Alaska, 1966 1
Harvey Grasse, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly from Door and Kewaunee counties, 1956, 1958 2

Historic Events for the Grasse family +

Bismarck

Karl Eberhard Grasse (1919-1941), German Leutnant zur See who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details