Buchthal History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Buchthal

The colorful history of Germany provides a glimpse at the oldest origins of the Buchthal family. The name Buchthal, which is a local surname, reveals that the original bearer of the name once lived, held land, or was born in this beautiful region. In the Holy Roman Empire, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and after the 12th century, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. When coupled with the German preposition von, which means from or of, local names can indicate that the bearer of the name was an aristocrat. However, in modern times, the von is frequently dropped from the surname.

Early Origins of the Buchthal family

Early History of the Buchthal family

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Buchthal Spelling Variations

One can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Buchthal include Buchthal, Buchthall, Buchthale, Buchtel, Buchtell, Buchtele, Buchthalle, Buchtal, Buchtall, Buchtalle, Buckthal, Buckthale, Buckthall, Buckthalle, Bukkthal, Bukkthale, Bukkthall, Bukkthalle, Beuchthal, Beuchthale, Beuchthall, Beuchthalle, Beuckthal, Beuckthale, Beuckthall, Beuckthalle, Beukkthal, Beukkthale, Beukkthall, Beukkthalle, Buechthal, Buechthall, Buechthale, Buechtel, Buechtell, Buechtele, Bochtel, Buckthal, Buchtel, Becktell, Bechtel, Bechtele, Bechtell and many more.

Early Notables of the Buchthal family

• the Buchthal family of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Migration of the Buchthal family

Investigation of immigration and passenger lists has revealed a number of people bearing the name Buchthal: Hans Bochtel and Samuel Bochtel both of whom were recorded as having arrived in America in 1731; Jacob Becktell who arrived in Philadelphia in 1745; Martin Bechtel who arrived in Philadelphia County, Pa in 1750.