Bachtel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bachtel family

The surname Bachtel was first found in Hessen, where the family contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation. The earliest bearers of this name to be mentioned in ancient chronicles were Bechtold of Fulda in 1387, Bechtold Suleffel of Frankfurt in 1442, and Tibertius Bechtolf of Frankfurt in 1568. Bachtel is a mountain of the Zurich Upperland, Swiss Prealps in the canton of Zurich. Atop of the mountain is Bachtel Tower, a 60 m (200 ft) tall radio tower.

Early History of the Bachtel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bachtel research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1795, 1810, 1829, 1840 and 1856 are included under the topic Early Bachtel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bachtel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bechtold, Bechtolt, Bechtoldt, Becktolt, Beckholt, Beckholdt, Becktold, Becktoldt, Bechthold, Beckthold, Bechtholdt, Becktholdt, Bechtolf, Bechtolff, Bechetold, Becketold, Becketoldt, Bechtle, Bechtel and many more.

Early Notables of the Bachtel family

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Migration of the Bachtel family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Veit Bechtoldt, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1738 along with Johannes Bechtolt. August Bechtoldt arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741; J. George Bechtold arrived in Philadelphia in 1753.

Contemporary Notables of the name Bachtel (post 1700) +

Kainon Bachtel, American actor and writer, known for Reality Check (2012) and Them (2015)
Tyler Bachtel, American actor, known for 1313: Actor Slash Model (2011), Nightfall (2009) and Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2005)
Rose Bachtel, American film and television actor from Waterville, Maine, known for her work on The Conjuring (2013), Warped Galaxy (2007) and I Do? (2007)