Show ContentsGurtler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Gurtler family

The surname Gurtler was first found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the name Gurtler became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation.

Early History of the Gurtler family

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Gurtler Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gurtler, Gürlter, Gurtner, Gurter, Gorter, Girtler, Curtler, Kirtler, Gertler and many more.

Early Notables of the Gurtler family

Notables with the name Gurtler during this period were

  • the Gurtler family of the Rhineland


United States Gurtler migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gurtler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Henrich Gurtler, aged 54, who landed in Kansas in 1886 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Gurtler (post 1700) +

  • Robert Gurtler Jr. (b. 1936), birth name of André Kole, American magician and inventor of magical effects
  • John Gurtler II, American sportscaster and television play-by-play announcer for the Buffalo Sabres
  • Elisabeth Gürtler -Mauthner (b. 1950), Austrian businesswoman, managing director of the Hotel Sacher, Vienna's most famous hotel
  • Alfred Gürtler (1875-1933), Austrian statistician, economist and politician


  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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