Gritzner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Gritzner family

The surname Gritzner was first found in Saxony, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Gritzner family

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Gritzner Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Critzer, Gritzner, Gritz, Gretz, Cretzner and many more.

Early Notables of the Gritzner family

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Gritzner migration to the United States +

Gritzner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Gritzner, who arrived in America in 1883 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Gritzner (post 1700) +

James E Gritzner (b. 1947), U. S. District Court for the southern district of Iowa

Sources +

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)