Gustafson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Sweden

Etymology of Gustafson

What does the name Gustafson mean?

The origin of the distinguished Gustafson family can be traced to the historic Scandinavian country of Sweden. The surname Gustafson is derived from the Old Norse personal name Gustav. This name is composed of the tribal name Gaut and the word staf, which means staff or cudgel. The tribal name is thought by experts to be identical with that of the Geats, the Scandinavian tribe to which Beowulf belonged, and it is also thought to be akin to that of the Goths. Thus, the name Gustav literally means staff of the Geats or staff of the Goths. The suffix -sen and its variants are translatable as son of.

Gustafson Ranking

the United States, the name Gustafson is the 1,433^rd most popular surname with an estimated 22,383 people with that name. 1

Gustafson migration to the United States +

Nancy Matilda Gustafson, aged 35, Swedish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Gripsholm" date unknown 2
Charles Gustafson, aged 37, Swedish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Gripsholm" date unknown 2
Helga Wiktoria Gustafson, aged 21, Swedish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Gripsholm" date unknown 2
Erik Werner Gustafson, aged 33, Swedish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Gripsholm" date unknown 2
Thure Waldemar Gustafson, aged 23, Swedish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Gripsholm" date unknown 2
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Gustafson Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Maria Gustafson, aged 8, Swedish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Baltimore" in 1774 2
Chris Gustafson, aged 34, Swedish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Baltimore" in 1774 2
Hanna Gustafson, aged 4, Swedish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Baltimore" in 1774 2
Amanda Gustafson, aged 1, Swedish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Baltimore" in 1774 2
Anne Gustafson, aged 9, Swedish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Baltimore" in 1774 2
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Gustafson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Josta Gustafson, aged 33, Swedish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Trinacria" in 1847 2
Kristina Gustafson, aged 57, Finnish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Wisconsin" in 1847 2
Adolph Fredric Gustafson, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1847 3
Constantin Gustafson, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1847 3
Helena Gustafson, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1847 3
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Gustafson Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Agnes Gustafson, aged 12, who landed in America from Sweden, in 1901
Adolf Gustafson, aged 21, who settled in America from Gothenburg, in 1901
Abraham Theodor Gustafson, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Sweden, in 1903
Gustaf Manfred Gustafson, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1903 3
Swan John Gustafson, who landed in California in 1903 3
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Gustafson migration to Canada +

Gustafson Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Mr. Johan Gustafson, American settler who sailed aboard the ship "Stavangerfjord" arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1951
Mrs. Aagot Gustafson, Norwegian settler who sailed aboard the ship "Stavangerfjord" arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1951

Gustafson migration to Australia +

Gustafson Settlers in Australia in the 20th Century

Erik Gustafson, British settler who arrived in Sydeny, Australia aboard the ship "Ormonde" in 1921 4
H. A. Gustafson, British settler who arrived in Melbourne, Australia aboard the ship "Borda" in 1921 4
Artur Gustafson, British settler who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Bendigo" in 1925 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Gustafson (post 1700) +

Gerald Clayton Gustafson (1928-2024), American fighter pilot during the period after World War I, awarded the Air Force Cross
Mark Gustafson (1959-2024), American animator and film director, best known for co-directing Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
Cliff Gustafson (1931-2023), American high school and college baseball head coach of the Texas Longhorns for twenty-nine seasons
Burton F. "Burt" Gustafson (1925-2022), American athlete and sports coach from Marquette, Michigan
Earl B. Gustafson (1927-2018), American judge, lawyer, and politician from Duluth, Minnesota
Nancy Gustafson (b. 1956), American opera singer
Kathryn Gustafson (b. 1951), American landscape architect
Derek Gustafson (b. 1979), American professional ice hockey goaltender
Bob Gustafson (b. 1920), American cartoonist, recipient of the National Cartoonist Society Comic Book Award for 1962 and 1982
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Historic Events for the Gustafson family +

Empress of Ireland

Mr. John Gustafson (d. 1914), Swedish Third Class Passenger from Gothenburg, Sweden who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 5
Bingla Gustafson, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking
Jane Gustafson, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Ellis Island Passenger Search (Retrieved 24th October 2022).https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/
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)
National Archives of Australia (Retrieved 24th October 2022). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au
Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 16) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html