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

The ancient Pictish-Scottish family that first used the name Kalt lived in the lands of Keltie, which were found near Callander in the county of Perth.

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The arts of spelling and translation were yet in their infancies when surnames began, so there are an enormous number of spelling variations of the names in early Scottish records. This is a particular problem with Scottish names because of the numerous times a name might have been loosely translated to English from Gaelic and back. Kalt has been spelled Keltie, Kelty, Keltey and others.

First found in Perthshire, where they held a family seat from very early times on the old lands of Keltie, near Callander.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kalt research. Another 150 words(11 lines of text) covering the years 1616, 1628, and 1647 are included under the topic Early Kalt History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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This oppression forced many Scots to leave their homelands. Most of these chose North America as their destination. Although the journey left many sick and poor, these immigrants were welcomed the hardy with great opportunity. Many of these settlers stood up for their newfound freedom in the American War of Independence. More recently, Scots abroad have recovered much of their collective heritage through highland games and other patriotic functions and groups. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has located various settlers bearing the name Kalt:

Kalt Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • August Kalt, aged 40, arrived in New York in 1849
  • Gurtrude Kalt, aged 27, landed in New York in 1849
  • Hicron Kalt, aged 10, arrived in New York in 1849
  • Jacob Kalt, aged 7, landed in New York in 1849

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The Kalt Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Kalt 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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