Rathe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

Early Origins of the Rathe family

The surname Rathe was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family was established in early times.

One branch of the family was established in Routelle, a village in the department of Doubs, in the district of Besançon. Several members of this illustrious family distinguished themselves through their various achievements. Louis-Jean-Baptiste-Justin Ratel, a priest, was born in Saint-Omer in 1758 and died in Margival (Aisne) in 1816.

Early History of the Rathe family

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Rathe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ratel, Rattel, Ratelle, Rattelle, Rateau, Ratteau, Rateaud, Ratteaud, Rateaux, Ratteaux, Rataud, Rattaud, Ratauld, Rattauld, Rataut, Rattaut, Ratault, Rattault, Rataux, Rattaux, Rataulx, Rattaulx, Ratheau, Ratard, Rattard, Ratet, Rattet, Ratier and many more.

Early Notables of the Rathe family

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Rathe migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rathe Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

James Rathe, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 1
John Jacob Rathe, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 1

Citations +

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)