Barthold Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Clerks wrote Barth in many ways, and Barthold is one that stuck. In origin, the name means “Bearded, or from Bartholomäus”.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Barthold, so the heraldry linked to Barth is a starting point, not an automatic right.

A variant of Barth

Barthold adds -old to the root of Barth, a common way of forming related surnames. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Barthl, Barthle and Barthel.

The 2010 US Census counted 577 people named Barthold, ranking it number 38,389 among American surnames. For the full story, order the Barthold surname pack.