Show ContentsGottschaldt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Gottschaldt family

The surname Gottschaldt was first found in Bavaria, where the family came from noble beginnings as a patrician family of Nuremberg and gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some in foreign countries, including Sreniawa, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Gottschaldt family

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Gottschaldt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Goetchel, Goetchell, Goetschell, Goettschall, Gottshall, Getschel, Gettschell, Gettschell, Goettschall, Gotsel, Goettshell and many more.

Early Notables of the Gottschaldt family

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United States Gottschaldt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gottschaldt Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Karl George Gottschaldt, who landed in Alabama in 1924 1


  1. 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)


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