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Early Origins of the Wambolt family

The surname Wambolt was first found in Bavaria, where the name Wambolt was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. The family rose from these conflicts to hold a family seat at Groß-Umstadt, now in the Bundesland (federal state) of Hesse in Germany. The family can be traced to this area since the late mediaeval period.

Early History of the Wambolt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wambolt research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1546, 1582, 1601, 1629, 1647 and 1664 are included under the topic Early Wambolt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wambolt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wambolt, Wambold, Wamboldt, Wampolt, Vambolt, Vomboldt, Wemboldt, Weimbold and many more.

Early Notables of the Wambolt family

Prominent among members of the name Wambolt in this period include

  • Eberhard Wambolt Umstadt (1546-1601)


United States Wambolt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wambolt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Adam Wambolt, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1736 1
  • Johann Georg Wambolt, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1736 1
  • Frist Wambolt, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 1
  • Georg Wambolt, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 1
  • George Wambolt, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 1

Canada Wambolt migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wambolt Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Peter Wambolt, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749-1752

Contemporary Notables of the name Wambolt (post 1700) +

  • Robert Wambolt, American architect, famous for co-designing the Soldiers Memorial Library, Hiram, Maine
  • Danny Wambolt, American boxer, inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame
  • Gerald Wambolt, Canadian politician, Member of the 49th General Assembly of Nova Scotia (1967-1970)


  1. 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)


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