Herter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Herter family

The surname Herter was first found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards 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 Herter family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Herter research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1741 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Herter History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Herter Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Herten, Hertens, Hertener, Hertenberg, Hertenfeld, Hertenstein, Hertenmann, Hertenauer, Herter, Hertlen, Hertlein, Hertling, Hertsen and many more.

Early Notables of the Herter family

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Herter migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Herter Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Philipp Herter, who landed in New York in 1709-1710 1
Regula Herter, who arrived in Carolina in 1734 1
Johannes Herter, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 1
Andreas Herter, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1750 1
Anna Margaretha Herter, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 1
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Herter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Adam Herter, aged 30, who arrived in Missouri in 1846 1
Adolf Herter, who arrived in Wisconsin in 1856

Contemporary Notables of the name Herter (post 1700) +

Albert Herter (1871-1950), American painter, illustrator, muralist, and interior designer
Blair Joseph Herter (b. 1980), American television personality
Christian Archibald Herter Jr. (1919-2007), American politician, diplomat, oil executive and academic, son of Christian A. Herter
Christian Archibald Herter (1865-1910), American physician and pathologist, co-founder of the Journal of Biological Chemistry
Gustav Herter (1830-1898), co-founder of Herter Brothers, American furniture makers
George Leonard Herter, American manager of Herter's Inc. sporting goods business and author
David Herter, American author
Christian Archibald Herter (1895-1966), American politician and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Christian Archibald Herter Jr. (1919-2007), American Republican politician, Administrative Assistant to U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon, 1953-54; Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956, 1960 2
Christian Archibald Herter (1895-1966), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1943-53; Governor of Massachusetts, 1953-57; U.S. Secretary of State, 1959-61 2
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html