| ![Show Contents]() Walsen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of WalsenWhat does the name Walsen mean? The ancestral home of the Walsen family is in the German state of Bavaria. The name Walsen is an occupational hereditary surname, a type of surname that was taken from a word describing or common to the profession of the original bearer. It is a name for a man who was a young ruler. Early Origins of the Walsen familyThe surname Walsen was first found in Bavaria, where the name Walser made a great early contribution to the feudal society of early Europe. The name Walser became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the savage tribal and national conflicts, each group seeking power and status in an ever changing territorial profile. Early History of the Walsen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Walsen research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1661 is included under the topic Early Walsen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Walsen Spelling VariationsIn the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Walsen include Walser, Walzer, Walsser, Walleser, Walsen, Waltz, Waltzer, Walss, Waelser, Waelzer, Waelsser, Waelleser and many more. Early Notables of the Walsen familyMore information is included under the topic Early Walsen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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The great European flow of migration to North America, which began in the middle of the 17th century and continued into the 20th century, was particularly attractive to those from Bavaria who wished to escape either poverty or religious persecution. For many Bavarian tenant farmers, the chance to own their own land was a major incentive. So the widespread colonization of the United States began in 1650, when many immigrants from Germany settled in pockets in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. In Canada, German settlement centered in Ontario and the prairie Among those of this surname listed in various historical records were:
Walsen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Gotthard Walsen, who settled in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847
- Gotthard Walsen, aged 25, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 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)
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