The distinguished surname Tragen comes from Germany, and is of two different origins. Firstly, the name is derived from the Middle High German word "dregher," meaning "peddler or porter." In this instance, the name would have been originally borne by a traveling merchant. Alternatively, the name is derived from the Low German word "trage," meaning "lazy, sulky." In this instance, the name would have been bestowed as a nickname on one who then passed it to his descendents as a hereditary surname.
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Early Origins of the Tragen family
The surname Tragen was first found in Swabia and Saxony, its two regions of origin. The earliest recorded bearer of the name in Swabia was Walther Trager, who lived in Urach in the year 1383. The name was first recorded in Saxony in 1370, when Conrad Traghe was living in Hanover in 1370.
Early History of the Tragen family
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Tragen Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Trage, Trager, Drage, Drager, Trader, Träger, Träge, Dräge, Dräger, Trahge, Trahger, Drahge and many more.
Early Notables of the Tragen family
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Migration of the Tragen family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joh Anton Trager, who came to Pennsylvania in 1770; Jacob Trager, who settled in Nova Scotia in 1784; Caroline Drage, who came to Texas in 1845; Anna Trager, who sailed from Bremen to New York in 1869.
