Rast History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Rast family

The surname Rast was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this distinguished family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Rast family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rast research. Another 250 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1267, 1286, 1508, 1532, 1536, 1549, 1565, 1577, 1641, 1695 and 1708 are included under the topic Early Rast History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rast Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Durastel, de Rastel, Durastelle, Lerostel, Lerastel, Leraustell, Rastel, Rostelle, Roustel, Rostel, Durostel, Durostelle, Duroustel, Duroustell, Duroustelle, Durasstel, Durasstelle, Duraustel, Duraustell, Duraustelle, Derostel, Derostelle, Deroustel, Deroustelle, Derasstel, Derasstelle, Derastelle, Derastel, Deraustell, Deraustelle, Lerostelle, Leroustel, Leroustelle, Lerasstel, Lerasstelle, Lerastelle, Leraustel, Leraustelle, Roustell, Roustelle, Rasstel, Rasstelle, Rastelle, Raustel, Raustell, Raustelle, Rostal, Rostalle, Durostal and many more.

Early Notables of the Rast family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

John Rastell (died 1536), English printer and lawyer who is thought to have been born in London, and educated at Oxford
John Rastell (1532-1577), English Jesuit, born at Gloucester who proceeded to New College, Oxford, of which he became a perpetual fellow in 1549

Rast Ranking

In the United States, the name Rast is the 17,594^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Rast migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rast Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Peter Rast, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 2

Rast Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Lorenz Rast, who landed in Buffalo, NY in 1845 2
Mr. Eduard Rast, (Rost), aged 37, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1847 aboard the ship "Chas. N. Cooper"

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)