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Early Origins of the Seelhorst family

The surname Seelhorst was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval 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 Seelhorst family

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Seelhorst Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Seelhorst, Selhorst, Zeelhorst, Zelhorst, Sehlhorst, Seilhorst, Sielhorst, Zielhorst, Zielhorst and many more.

Early Notables of the Seelhorst family

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United States Seelhorst migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Seelhorst Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Karl Von Seelhorst, who arrived in North America in 1776
Seelhorst Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Marg Seelhorst, who settled in Texas in 1853
  • M. Elis Seelhorst, who settled in America in 1853
  • Georg Seelhorst, who arrived in Baltimore in 1874
  • Henry Seelhorst, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 1
  • C. Seelhorst, who settled in New York, NY in 1882
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Seelhorst (post 1700) +

  • Gertrude Seelhorst, German actress


  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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