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Early Origins of the Boettiger family

The surname Boettiger was first found in Brunswick, Lower Saxony, where the name Botticher contributed greatly to the development of an emerging dukedom which would later play a large role in the tribal and power struggles of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local, social and political affairs.

Early History of the Boettiger family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boettiger research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1682, 1717, 1719, 1760, 1815, 1835 and 1870 are included under the topic Early Boettiger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Boettiger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Boetticher, Bottcher, Boticher, Boettiger, Boettger, Bottikker, Botikker, Boticker and many more.

Early Notables of the Boettiger family

Notables of the time included

  • Karl August Boettiger (1760-1835) was an acquaintance of both Schiller and Goethe, as well as a writer, headmaster, and museum director

Migration of the Boettiger family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Gustav Botticher arrived in Philadelphia in 1881; Knut Alfred Bottiger, age 27; settled in New York city in 1842.


Contemporary Notables of the name Boettiger (post 1700) +

  • Lars Erik Boettiger (b. 1924), Swedish physician and professor of medicine


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