Show ContentsNolde Surname History

Early Origins of the Nolde family

The surname Nolde was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Nolde family

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Nolde Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nolte, Nölte, Nolde, Nolty, Noltey, Noldey, Noldy, Noltin, Nolting and many more.

Early Notables of the Nolde family

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Nolde migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Nolde Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Ferd Nolde, who arrived in Texas in 1845 1
  • Johann Nolde, aged 26, who landed in New York in 1874 1

HMS Repulse
  • Mr. Alfred E Nolde, British Coder, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 2


  1. 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)
  2. HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html


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