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Early Origins of the Stolte family

The surname Stolte was first found in Silesia, where the name gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Stolte family

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Stolte Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stolc, Sztolc, Stolk, Stoltz, Schtolzer, Stolze, Stolt, Stodlt, Stolter, von Stotzer, Stolte and many more.

Early Notables of the Stolte family

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Stolte Ranking

In the United States, the name Stolte is the 15,986th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Stolte migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stolte Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anna Stolte, aged 58, who landed in New York in 1862 2
  • Adolfus Stolte, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1864 2
  • August Stolte, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1873 2

Canada Stolte migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stolte Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Heinrich Stolte, who arrived in Canada along with the loyalists in 1783

Contemporary Notables of the name Stolte (post 1700) +

  • Christian Stolte (b. 1962), American actor
  • H. L. Stolte, American Republican politician, Member of Missouri State House of Representatives from Gasconade County, 1933-36 3
  • Dieter Stolte (b. 1934), German television administrator and professor, who received the Bavarian Order of Merit
  • Richard Stolte (b. 1990), Dutch footballer


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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