Kort History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Many of the ancestors of Dalriadan families who arrived in North America still live in communities along the east coast of Canada and the United States. In the American War of Independence many of the original settlers traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the ancestors of many Scots began recovering their collective national heritage through Clan societies, highland games, and other patriotic events. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Kort or a variant listed above:

Kort Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Amanda Kort, aged 16, who landed in America, in 1894
• Heinerich Kort, aged 16, who landed in America, in 1894
• Helene Kort, aged 45, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894

Kort Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Barteld Kort, aged 24, who settled in America, in 1903
• Franciazek Kort, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States, in 1905
• Friedrich Kort, aged 21, who landed in America from Lubeck, in 1906
• Henry Kort, aged 35, who settled in America, in 1906
• Eva Kort, aged 17, who landed in America from Zopaczyska, Russia, in 1907
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• Ellen Kort, American poet, the first Poet Laureate of Wisconsin (2000)
• Michael Kort (b. 1944), American historian, academic, and author
• Kort Rogge (1425-1501), also known as Rogge Kyle, Konrad Rogge, Cort Rogge, Conradus Roggo gothus and Conradus Roggo de Holmis, was a Swedish bishop, member of the Privy Council of Sweden, and humanist
• Kort Schubert (b. 1979), American rugby union footballer