Show ContentsWelte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Welte family

The surname Welte was first found in Thuringia, where the family was known for its contributions to the prosperity and culture of the emerging feudal society. The family branched into numerous houses, many of which acquired estates and manors throughout the surrounding regions.

Early History of the Welte family

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Welte Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Welter, Wellter, Weltter, Welters, Weltters, Wellters, Welteres, Welterr, Welterrs and many more.

Early Notables of the Welte family

Notable members of the surname Welte in this period were

  • the Welter family of Thuringia


United States Welte migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Welte Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Hans Georg Welte, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 1
  • Anthoni Welte, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1764 1
  • Johannes Welte, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1764 1
  • Johan Bernhard Welte, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1767 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Welte (post 1700) +

  • Peter David Welte (b. 1965), American lawyer from North Dakota, nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
  • Harald Welte (b. 1979), German programmer, former Chairman of the core team responsible for the netfilter/iptables project
  • Miriam Welte (b. 1986), German gold and silver World Championship medalist track cyclist


  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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