Winterhalter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Winterhalter family

The surname Winterhalter was first found in Somerset where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held lands.

Early History of the Winterhalter family

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Winterhalter Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Winterhey, Winterhay, Winterhall, Winterhell and others.

Early Notables of the Winterhalter family

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Winterhalter migration to the United States +

Winterhalter Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Nicklas Winterhalter, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 1

Winterhalter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ludwick Winterhalter, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1853 1
George Winterhalter, who landed in Cincinnati, Oh in 1869-1870 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Winterhalter (post 1700) +

Admiral Albert G. Winterhalter (1856-1920), Commander in chief of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet from 1915 to 1917
Hugo Winterhalter (1909-1973), popular American musician, known for his hits "Blue Tango," "Vanessa," "The Little Shoemaker" and "Song of The Barefoot Contessa" and "Canadian Sunset"
Hermann Winterhalter (1808-1891), German painter, younger brother of the Franz Winterhalter
Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-1873), German painter and lithographer, known for his portraits of royalty

Sources +

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)