Gotha History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Gotha family

The surname Gotha was first found in Thuringia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Gotha family

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Gotha Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Goethe, Goeth, Gothe, Gotthe, Gotha, Goethel and others.

Early Notables of the Gotha family

Notable members of the surname Gotha in this period were Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), "Germany's Shakespeare" and her greatest author. He was elevated to the nobility at the request of...
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Gotha migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gotha Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Maria Elisabetha Gotha, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1750 1

Gotha Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Marie Christiane Gotha, who landed in America in 1859 1
Barbara Gotha, aged 27, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 1
Christian Gotha, aged 27, who landed in New York, NY in 1876 1

Citations +

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)