Bettendorf History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Bettendorf family

The surname Bettendorf was first found in Baden, where the family contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation.

Early History of the Bettendorf family

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Bettendorf Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bettendorff, Bettendorf, Bettendorff, Bettendorph, Bettendorffe, Betendorff, Bettindorff, Bettindorf, Bettindorp, Bettintorf, Bettintorff, Bettentorf, Bettentorfer, Bettentorff and many more.

Early Notables of the Bettendorf family

Adolph Johann Carl von Bettendorf, who was the first to elevate the family to the ranks of Imperial Barons

Bettendorf migration to the United States +

Bettendorf Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Nikolaus Bettendorf, who settled in America in 1855
Nik Bettendorf, who landed in America in 1855 1
Michel Bettendorf, who settled in Arkansas in 1884

Contemporary Notables of the name Bettendorf (post 1700) +

Niki Bettendorf (1936-2018), Luxembourgish politician, Mayor of Bertrange from 1982 until 2001

Sources +

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)