| ![Show Contents]() Bechtold History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany Early Origins of the Bechtold familyThe surname Bechtold 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 Bechtold familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bechtold research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1795, 1810, 1829, 1840 and 1856 are included under the topic Early Bechtold History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bechtold Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Bechtold familyProminent figures of the time who bore the name Bechtold were - Phillip Christoph Bechtold, who was a distinguished calvary captain in the regiment of Count Kavanagh of Austria...
Bechtold RankingIn the United States, the name Bechtold is the 6,772nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
 Bechtold migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Bechtold Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hans Stephen Bechtold, who arrived in America in 1738 2
- Veit Bechtold, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1738 2
- Zacharia Bechtold, who arrived in America in 1738 2
- Anna Ens Bechtold, who arrived in America in 1738 2
- Kath Bechtold, who arrived in America in 1738 2
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Bechtold Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Bernhard Bechtold, who landed in Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Sarah Ann" 2
- Mr. Conrad Bechtold, aged 38, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Sarah Ann", he died in 1846
- Mrs. Bechtold, aged 60, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Sarah Ann", she died in 1846
- Miss Juliane Bechtold, aged 7, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Sarah Ann", she died in 1846
- Mr. Chris. Bechtold, aged 2, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Sarah Ann", he died in 1846
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| Bechtold migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Bechtold Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Michael Bechtold, aged 19, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1902
- Emil Bechtold, aged 18, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1902
| Contemporary Notables of the name Bechtold (post 1700) | + |
- Charles Louis Bechtold (b. 1928), American chemical engineer
- Mary C. O'M. Bechtold, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1944 3
- Karl K. Bechtold (b. 1910), American Republican politician, Member of New York State Senate 46th District, 1939-42 3
- Adolf Bechtold (b. 1926), German footballer
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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