Grosshart History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Grosshart is derived from the Middle English word "gros," meaning "large," and was originally a
nickname for a large man.
Early Origins of the Grosshart family
The surname Grosshart was first found in
Oxfordshire where they held a
family seat but we may conclude that it is from some source in
Normandy where the name was popular in pre-conquest times. The Grossarts were an ancient French family of Rotterdam.
Early History of the Grosshart family
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Grosshart Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Grossart, Grossert, Grosart, Grosset, Grossett, Grosshart, Grosset, Groset and many more.
Early Notables of the Grosshart family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Grosshart family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Grosshart Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Adam Grosshart, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1771
- Adam Grosshart, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1771 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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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- ^ 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)