Show ContentsHelt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Helt Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Early Origins of the Helt family

The surname Helt was first found in Silesia, where the name gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Helt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Helt research. Another 134 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1532, 1535, 1720, 1759 and 1795 are included under the topic Early Helt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Helt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Held, Helt, Helde, Helte, Heldt, Heldte and others.

Early Notables of the Helt family

  • the Helt family of Silesia

Helt Ranking

the United States, the name Helt is the 15,805th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Helt migration to the United States +



Helt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Diterich Helt, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
  • Johs Peter Helt, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
Helt Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Peter Helt, who arrived in Indiana in 1852 2
  • Charles Helt, who settled in Illinois in 1884

Contemporary Notables of the name Helt (post 1700) +

  • Gregg Helt, American genomancer
  • Cheri Helt, American politician, Member of the Oregon House of Representatives (2019-2021)
  • John Helt (b. 1959), Danish footballer for the Denmark National Team (1982-1990)
USS Indianapolis
  • Jack Edward Helt, American crew member on board the ship "USS Indianapolis" when she was on a top secret trip for the first nuclear weapon, she was sunk by Japanese Navy on 30th July 1945, he was one of the many who were killed in the sinking due to exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning and shark attacks 3
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. Final Crew List, retrieved 2021, October 30th Retrieved from https://www.ussindianapolis.com/final-crew

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