| ![Show Contents]() Rasmuson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of RasmusonWhat does the name Rasmuson mean? The surname Rasmuson is a patronymic name derived from the German personal name Erasmus (which in turn was derived from the Latinized form of the Greek word "erasmos," meaning love), borne by an early Christian saint. 1 Generally, many of the family evolved the name to Rasmussen in Denmark. The suffix '-sen' is translatable as 'son of.' Erasmus is a notable forename that dates back to Erasmus of Formia, also known as Saint Elmo (died c. 303), a Christian saint and martyr. This saint gave rise to the forename in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries including: Erasmus of Lueg, the 15th century renowned robber baron; Erasmus Grasser (c. 1450-c. 1515), the German master builder and sculptor; Erasmus Reinhold (1511-1553), the German astronomer and mathematician; Erasmus Finx (1627-1694), also known as Erasmus Francisci, the German polymath, author, and writer; and later in England, Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802), English physician and poet, grandfather of Charles Darwin. Early Origins of the Rasmuson familyThe surname Rasmuson was first found in Denmark where surnames were generally not adopted by the general population until the nineteenth century. In 1828 the Danish government ordered that children at baptism be given a "family name" along with a "first name". A second law (1860) made the family name hereditary. Early History of the Rasmuson familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rasmuson research. The years 1466, 1536, 1585 and 1652 are included under the topic Early Rasmuson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rasmuson Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Rasmussen, Rasmusen, Asmussen, Rasmus, Asmus, Erasmus and many more. Early Notables of the Rasmuson familyDesiderius Erasmus of Roterdam (c. 1466-1536), perhaps the most influential intellectual of the Renaissance period. Jesper Rasmussen Brochmand (1585-1652) was a Danish Lutheran clergyman, theologian and professor who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Zealand. Born at...
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Rasmuson Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Resmus Rasmuson, who landed in Mississippi in 1904 2
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- 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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