Bechtolt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Bechtolt family

The surname Bechtolt was first found in Hessen, where the family contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation. The earliest bearers of this name to be mentioned in ancient chronicles were Bechtold of Fulda in 1387, Bechtold Suleffel of Frankfurt in 1442, and Tibertius Bechtolf of Frankfurt in 1568. Bachtel is a mountain of the Zurich Upperland, Swiss Prealps in the canton of Zurich. Atop of the mountain is Bachtel Tower, a 60 m (200 ft) tall radio tower.

Early History of the Bechtolt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bechtolt research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1795, 1810, 1829, 1840 and 1856 are included under the topic Early Bechtolt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bechtolt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bechtold, Bechtolt, Bechtoldt, Becktolt, Beckholt, Beckholdt, Becktold, Becktoldt, Bechthold, Beckthold, Bechtholdt, Becktholdt, Bechtolf, Bechtolff, Bechetold, Becketold, Becketoldt, Bechtle, Bechtel and many more.

Early Notables of the Bechtolt family

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Bechtolt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bechtolt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannes Bechtolt, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 1

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)