Mantel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The illustrious surname Mantel was first found in Swabia, where the family was found since the early Middle Ages.

Early Origins of the Mantel family

The surname Mantel was first found in Swabia, where the name could be considered to have made a great contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of modern Europe. Chronicles first mention Peter Mandl of Maehren in 1399. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in the local and national conflicts, each group seeking power and status in an ever changing territorial profile.

Early History of the Mantel family

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Mantel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mandel, Mandl, Mandeln, Mantel, Mandler and others.

Early Notables of the Mantel family

Notables with the surname Mantel during this period were Johann von Mandl (also known as Mandel von Deutenhofen) (1588-1666), who was knighted in 1653 for fifty years of outstanding service to King Maximilian I of...
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Mantel Ranking

In France, the name Mantel is the 6,424^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Mantel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mantel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Christoph Mantel, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1753 along with Yerick Adam Mantel
Christian Mantel, aged 27, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
Yerrick Adam Mantel, aged 24, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
Johann Paul Mantel, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1777
Johann Paul Mantel, who landed in America in 1783 2
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Mantel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles Mantel, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1856
Charles Mantel, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1861 2
Adolf Mantel, aged 29, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1893 2

Mantel migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Mantel Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. William Mantel, British settler travelling from London, UK aboard the ship "Bride" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 21st June 1858 3
Laura Mantel, aged 19, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Soukar" in 1874
Gertrude Mantel, aged 17, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Soukar" in 1874

Contemporary Notables of the name Mantel (post 1700) +

Dame Hilary Mary Mantel DBE, FRSL (1952-2022), née Thompson, English of historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories, known for “Wolf Hall” and two other novels based on the life of Thomas Cromwell, winner of two Booker Prizes

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html