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Ort Family Crest
Ort Family Crest
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Where did the German Ort family come from? What is the German Ort family crest and coat of arms? When did the Ort family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Ort family history?

The surname Ort is derived from the High German word "ort," meaning "high point." The name was likely first borne by someone living at the end of a street or a village.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Ort, Orte, Orto, Ohrt, Orthmann, Ohrtmann, Ordemann and many more.

First found in Wertheim, Main, where Orto of Mendfeld is recorded to have been living in 1260. Another early instance of the name dates back to 1271, when Thietrich an dem Orte was recorded as being a resident of Basel.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ort research. Another 123 words(9 lines of text) covering the years 1271, 1377, 1698, and 1783 are included under the topic Early Ort History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 40 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ort Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ort Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • A Cath Ort, who landed in America in 1702
  • Hans Jacob Ort, who landed in New York in 1709
  • Baltzer Ort, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748
  • Johannes Ort, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751
  • Jno Geo Ort, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764

Ort Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Ludwig Ort, who landed in America in 1832
  • Juan Ort, who arrived in Spanish Main in 1836
  • Wilhelm Ort, aged 28, arrived in New York in 1858

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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Sine macula
Motto Translation: Without stain.

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  1. Preuss, Otto. Die Lippischen Familiennamen mit Berücksichtigung der Ortsnamen. Detmold: Meyer'sche Hofbuchh, 1887. Print.
  2. Strassburger, Ralph B. German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
  3. Bahlow, Hans and Edda Gentry. Translation Dictionary of German Names 2nd Edition. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 2002. Print.
  4. Nied, Edmund. Fraenkische Familiennamen urkundlich gesammelt und sprachlich gedeutet. Heidelberg: C. Winter, 1933. Print.
  5. Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Journeys German Immigration, Settlement and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
  6. Bahlow, Hans (Edda Gentry trns). Dictionary of German Names . Madison, Wisconsin: Max Kade Institute, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7).
  7. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  8. Tobler-Meyer, Wilhelm. Familiennamen der Ostschweiz. Zürich: 1894. Print.
  9. Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
  10. Gritzner, M. Handbuch der heraldischen Terminologie in zwölf Zungen. Nürnberg: 1890. Print.
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The Ort Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Ort Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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