| ![Show Contents]() Ertel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 Germany The Ertel surname is the South German form of a name derived from the Old High German word "ort," meaning the "point of a sword or spear." Early Origins of the Ertel familyThe surname Ertel was first found in Bavaria and Austria, where the Ertel form was frequent. Early records include Orto of Mendfeld, said to have been living in 1260 in Wertheim, Main; and Thietrich an dem Orte, a resident of Basel, in 1271. Early History of the Ertel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ertel research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1377 is included under the topic Early Ertel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ertel Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ertl, Ertelt, Erdtel and others. Early Notables of the Ertel familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ertel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ertel RankingIn the United States, the name Ertel is the 15,521st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Ertel migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Ertel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Valentin Ertel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739 2
- Valentine Ertel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1762 2
Ertel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Bernhard Ertel, who arrived in Cincinnati, Oh in 1869-1870 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ertel (post 1700) | + |
- Allen Edward Ertel (1937-2015), American Democratic politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1977-1983)
- Hans Ertel (1904-1971), German natural scientist, pioneer in geophysics, meteorology and hydrodynamics
- Frank Ertel Carlyle (1897-1960), American Democratic Party politician, Solicitor, 9th District, 1939-48; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1949-57 3
- "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 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Ertel migration to the United States 
