Woltmann History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Woltmann family

The surname Woltmann was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. 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. The earliest record of this family name is at Guttenstdten in the 14th century.

Early History of the Woltmann family

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Woltmann Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Waltman, Waltmann, Woltman, Woltmann, Valtman, Valtmann, Waldman, Walman and many more.

Early Notables of the Woltmann family

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Woltmann migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Woltmann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Christian Woltmann, who landed in America in 1843 1
Wilhelm Woltmann, who arrived in America in 1843 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Woltmann (post 1700) +

Frederick Woltmann (1908-1965), American composer, he received a Juilliard Fellowship to the American Academy in Rome in 1937
Benjamin Woltmann (b. 1990), German footballer for TSV Aindling
Alfred Woltmann (1841-1880), German art historian
Ludwig Woltmann (1871-1907), German anthropologist, zoologist and Marxist theoretician

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)