Helmuth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The distinguished German surname Helmuth is thought to be of patronymic origin, deriving from the name of the father of the original bearer. There are no records that document the use of "Helmuth" as a first name during the Middle Ages; thus, the name is probably derived from the Germanic personal name "Heilmut," which is composed of two elements: the Old High German "heil," meaning "healthy," and the Old High German "muot," meaning "spirit."

Early Origins of the Helmuth family

The surname Helmuth was first found in Saxony, where the ancestral home of the family is thought to be located. The earliest known bearer of the name was Andr. Helmut, who was a bookkeeper from Basel living in Radolfzell in 1478. The young Helmuth family was instrumental during this formative time, figuring prominently in the early history of the region and contributing greatly to the development of medieval German society.

Early History of the Helmuth family

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Helmuth Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Helmuth, Hellmuth, Helmut, Hellmut and others.

Early Notables of the Helmuth family

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Helmuth Ranking

In the United States, the name Helmuth is the 9,686^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Helmuth migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Helmuth Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Catharina Helmuth, aged 17, French settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Elisabeth" in 1836 2
Martin Helmuth, French settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Elisabeth" in 1836 2
Margruit Helmuth, aged 37, French settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Elisabeth" in 1836 2
G. Helmuth, aged 31, Bavarian settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Grand Turk" in 1837 2
Martin Helmuth, who landed in Galveston, Tex in 1844 3
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Helmuth Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Jurgen Helmuth, who arrived in Fremantle, Australia aboard the ship "Flavia" in 1963 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Helmuth (post 1700) +

Justus Christian Henry Helmuth (1745-1825), German-American Lutheran clergyman
Margaret Mara Helmuth (b. 1957), American composer
Eric Helmuth (b. 1965), American composer of choral concert and church music
Frits Helmuth (1931-2004), Danish film actor
Osvald Helmuth (1894-1966), Danish stage and film actor and revue singer
William Helmuth Heyen (b. 1940), American poet, editor, and literary critic
W. Helmuth Mathee, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Zurich, 1924 5
Helmuth Holzinger (1928-1992), Austrian entomologist
Helmuth Rilling (b. 1933), German choral conductor and an academic teacher, founder of the Gächinger Kantorei (1954), the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart (1965), the Oregon Bach Festival (1970), the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart (1981)
Helmuth Lohner (1933-2015), Austrian actor and theatre director

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
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)
National Records Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Gallery151/dist/JGalleryViewer.aspx?B=9255624&S=6&N=9&R=0#/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ShowImage.aspx?B=9255624&T=P&S=1
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html