Nolte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Nolte family

The surname Nolte was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Nolte family

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Nolte Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nolte, Nölte, Nolde, Nolty, Noltey, Noldey, Noldy, Noltin, Nolting and many more.

Early Notables of the Nolte family

Notable figures of the time with the name Nolte were

the Nolte family of Prussia

Nolte Ranking

In the United States, the name Nolte is the 6,163^rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Nolte migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Nolte Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henr Jac Nolte, aged 30, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
Heinrich Nolte, Georg Nolte, Adam Nolte, and Christian Nolte, who were all among the Hessian troops in the American war for Independence in 1776
Johann Nolte, who landed in America in 1778 2
Daniel Nolte, one of the Hessian troops in the American war for Independence, on record in North America in 1780
Adolf Nolte, who arrived in America in 1780 2
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Nolte Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Fred Nolte, who settled in Baltimore in 1833
August Nolte, who arrived in Baltimore in 1834
Rudolph Nolte, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1836 2
Rudolf Nolte, who landed in Iowa in 1837 2
Adam Nolte, who settled in America in 1837
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Contemporary Notables of the name Nolte (post 1700) +

Nicholas King "Nick" Nolte (b. 1941), American three-time Academy Award nominated actor, model, and producer
Jerry Nolte (b. 1955), American commercial artist and former teacher
Charles Nolte (1923-2010), American actor and educator
Richard H. Nolte (1920-2007), American Middle East expert and diplomat
Ernst Nolte (1923-2016), German historian and philosopher
Harry Nolte (b. 1961), East German sprint canoer
Georg Nolte (b. 1959), German jurist
Roeland J. M. Nolte (1944-2024), Dutch chemist, a emeritus Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences professor
Jerry Nolte (b. 1955), Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives

Citations +

"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)