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Early Origins of the Hauss family

The surname Hauss was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Hauss family

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Hauss Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: House, Houssay, Housset, La Houssay, La Housset, La House, Du Houssay, Du Houssaye, Houssaye, de la Houssaye, Housset, Houssoye, Haussoye, Hausset, LaHauss and many more.

Early Notables of the Hauss family

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Hauss migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hauss Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Joh Adam Hauss, who landed in America in 1709-1711 1
  • Johann Adam Hauss, who arrived in America in 1709 1
  • Christian Hauss, who arrived in New York in 1709 1
  • Johannes Hauss, who landed in America in 1731 1
  • Johann Henrich Hauss, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Hauss (post 1700) +

  • Leonard Moore Hauss (1942-2021), American professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins from 1964 to 1977
  • Henry Hauss, American politician, Mayor of East Detroit, Michigan, 1931-33 2
  • Didier Hauss, French glider pilot, World Champion in 2014 and European Champion in 2015
  • René Hauss (1927-2010), French footballer and coach
  • David Hauss (b. 1984), French triathlete and bronze medalist at the European Championships 2010
  • Melanie Hauss (b. 1982), née Annaheim, a Swiss professional triathlete, member of the National Team (i.e. the Team London 2012) and bronze medalist of the 2009 Swiss Championships
  • Gudrun Hauss (b. 1948), West German pair skater who with her partner Walter Häfner, she finished fourth at both the 1967 European Figure Skating Championships and World Figure Skating Championships
  • Marcel Hauss (1890-1917), French World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories, on 15 February 1917, he was shot down and killed while attacking a German two-seated reconnaissance aircraft
  • Alberto Hauss (b. 1962), German composer and producer


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 5) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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