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Early Origins of the Bechtol family

The surname Bechtol 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 Bechtol family

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Bechtol 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 Bechtol family

Prominent figures of the time who bore the name Bechtol were

  • Phillip Christoph Bechtold, who was a distinguished calvary captain in the regiment of Count Kavanagh of Austria...

Bechtol Ranking

In the United States, the name Bechtol is the 18,808th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Bechtol migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bechtol Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Harold E. Bechtol, aged 28, who landed in America, in 1920
  • Lillian A. Bechtol, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States, in 1920

Contemporary Notables of the name Bechtol (post 1700) +

  • Hubert "Hub" Edwin Bechtol (1926-2004), American college football player for the Texas Tech Red Raiders
  • I. K. Bechtol, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1912 [2]
  • F. Dean Bechtol, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1956 [2]
  • Aaron Bechtol, American politician, Member of West Virginia State Senate 10th District, 1863-65 [2]


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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