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Where did the German Bittinger family come from? What is the German Bittinger family crest and coat of arms? When did the Bittinger family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Bittinger family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Bettinger, Bettingen, Betting and others.

First found in Germany. And, while a specific early location of this name could not be found, names ending in the suffix "-er," generally come from the Westphalia region, while names ending in "-gen" are usually from the Rhineland. By the late Middle Ages, bearers of the name were established in Luxemburg, where bearers of Bettingen were granted coats of arms. The variation of this name Bettin, was anciently found in Solothurn.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bittinger research. Another 148 words(11 lines of text) covering the years 1649 and 1709 are included under the topic Early Bittinger History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Bittinger Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bittinger Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Nicholas Bittinger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1768
  • Henry Bittinger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1769

Bittinger Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Catharine Bittinger, aged 30, landed in New York in 1854

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  1. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  2. Preuss, Otto. Die Lippischen Familiennamen mit Berücksichtigung der Ortsnamen. Detmold: Meyer'sche Hofbuchh, 1887. Print.
  3. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  4. Tobler-Meyer, Wilhelm. Familiennamen der Ostschweiz. Zürich: 1894. Print.
  5. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  6. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  7. Kapff, Rudolf. Schwäbische Geschlechtsnamen. Stuttgart: Verlag Silberburg, 1927. Print.
  8. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  9. Haverkamp, Alfred. Medieval Germany 1056-1273 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print.
  10. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
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The Bittinger Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Bittinger Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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