Horstmann History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Netherlands
Germany

Early Origins of the Horstmann family

The surname Horstmann was first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in Amsterdam, an ancient 13th century town held by the Lords of Amstel. Giesebrecht II built a castle there. Geisbrecht III built the dam to keep out the sea. It is first mentioned in charters of 1275 when Floris IV, the count of Holland granted its charter. It became a city of great mercantile wealth. It hold great treasures of art. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into a most influential family.

Early History of the Horstmann family

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Horstmann Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Horst, Horste, Horstt, Horsst, Horrst, Hoorst, Hoorste, Horstes, Horsts, van Horst and many more.

Early Notables of the Horstmann family

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Horstmann migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Horstmann Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henry Horstmann, who arrived in Charles Town, South Carolina in 1782 1

Horstmann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Dietr Horstmann, who landed in North America in 1832-1849 1
Anna Horstmann, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849 1
Albert Horstmann, who landed in America in 1833 1
Johan Horstmann, who arrived in Missouri in 1840 1
Bern Herm Horstmann, who arrived in America in 1842 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Horstmann (post 1700) +

Ken Horstmann (b. 1971), American film and television director
Oscar Theodore Horstmann (1891-1977), American Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1917 to 1919
Roy Joseph Horstmann (1910-1998), American NFL football running back who played from 1933 to 1934
Ignatius Frederick Horstmann (1840-1908), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Cleveland (1892-1908)
Dorothy Millicent Horstmann (1911-2001), American epidemiologist, virologist and pediatrician, the first woman appointed as a professor at the Yale School of Medicine
Gustav Horstmann, German clockmaker who designed the world's first micrometer with an accuracy greater than 1/10000 of an inch, father of Sidney Horstmann
Sidney Adolph Horstmann OBE (1881-1962), British automotive engineer and businessman, founder of the Horstman company (now Horstman Defence Systems Ltd) in 1913
Ulrich Horstmann (b. 1949), German literary scholar and writer who used the pseudonym Klaus Steintal, awarded the Kleist Prize in 1988
Kai Horstmann (b. 1981), English rugby union player

Historic Events for the Horstmann family +

Bismarck

Herbert Horstmann (1917-1941), German Bootsmaat who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2

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)
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details