Reinholdt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Reinholdt family

The surname Reinholdt was first found in Saxony, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. Chronilces first mention meister Reynolt of Stralsburg in 1303 and Ernst Reinolt of Glatz in 1532. The oldest form of the name is "Reginold," which meant literally "clever in council." The ending -old changed to -hold during the 16th century. 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 Reinholdt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Reinholdt research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1511, 1553, 1690, 1737, 1741, 1751, 1758, 1790, 1815 and 1823 are included under the topic Early Reinholdt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Reinholdt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Reinhold, Reinholdt, Reinholt, Reinolt, Reinold, Reinolds, Rainolt, Rainold, Rheinhold, Rheinholdt, Rheinholt, Rhinehold, Rhineholdt, Rhinehold, Rinehold, Reinholtz and many more.

Early Notables of the Reinholdt family

Prominent bearers of the family name Reinholdt at this time were Erasmus Reinhold (1511-1553), German astronomer and mathematician, eponym of the lunar crater.Thomas Reinhold (1690-1751), was a German singer, son of the Archbishop of Dresden and his son, Charles Frederick...
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Reinholdt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Reinholdt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Friederich Reinholdt, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 1
Georg Christ Reinholdt, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 1
Johannes Reinholdt, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1771 1

Reinholdt Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Carl Reinholdt, who landed in New York in 1850

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)