The roots of the distinguished surname Zastrau lie on the Baltic coast of Pomerania. The name is derived from "Zastrow," the name of a city in Pomerania, and was most likely originally borne by a resident of the city.
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Early Origins of the Zastrau family
The surname Zastrau was first found in Pomerania, where it is believed to have emerged. During the Middle Ages, it was common practice for a new resident of a town to be identified by the name of his native city; thus, Zastrau may have been initially borne as a surname by someone who had migrated from Zastrow to another city. The earliest recorded bearer of the name was Conradus de Zasterow, who lived in Greifswald in 1270.
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Early History of the Zastrau family
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Zastrau Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Zastrow, Zasterow, von Zastrow and others.
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Early Notables of the Zastrau family
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Migration of the Zastrau family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Martin Friedrich Zastrow and his wife Dorothea L. Bohlmann, "Old Lutherans" who emigrated from Pomerania to Pennsylvania in 1845; Julius Frenand Zastrow, who was naturalized in South Dakota in 1849.
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