Weitzel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Weitzel family

The surname Weitzel was first found in Hesse, where the family was known for its contributions to the prosperity and culture of the emerging feudal society. The family branched into numerous houses, many of which acquired estates and manors throughout the surrounding regions. The family name achieved the great distinction of being the Grand Dukes of Hesse in 1858.

Early History of the Weitzel family

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Weitzel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Weitzel, Wetzel, Weetzel and others.

Early Notables of the Weitzel family

Prominent figures of the time who bore the name Weitzel were

the distinguished Weitzel family of Hesse

Weitzel Ranking

In the United States, the name Weitzel is the 8,424^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Weitzel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Weitzel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Heinrich Weitzel, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1738
Friederic Weitzel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
Johan Heinrich Weitzel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
Sebastian Weitzel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
Johann Henrich Weitzel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
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Weitzel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Catrina Weitzel, who settled in Baltimore in 1834
Franz Weitzel, who settled in North America in 1846
Adam Weitzel, who settled in North America in 1848
Henry Weitzel, aged 50, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1853 2
Julius Karl Weitzel, who landed in North America in 1854 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Weitzel (post 1700) +

Godfrey Weitzel, American politician, Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1862, 1862 3
George Thomas Weitzel (1873-1936), American politician, U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1911-13 3
Louise Adeline Weitzel (1862-1934), American writer
Godfrey Weitzel (1835-1884), Union army general during the American Civil War and acting Mayor of New Orleans
Fritz Weitzel (1904-1940), German SS Obergruppenführer
August Willem Philip Weitzel (1816-1896), Dutch military officer who served as the Minister of War
John Quinn Weitzel (b. 1928), the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html