The Nolte surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,180 people carried this name — #5,624 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,600 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (6,176).

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Nolte surname

From German Nolte, from a short form of the given name Arnold.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Nolte» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 136 people named Nolte live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Córdoba 37
City of Buenos Aires 23
Buenos Aires Province 23
San Luis 19
Chaco 17
Salta 17

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

63 people named Nolte live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 19
Bern 7
Solothurn 7
Lucerne 6
Thurgau 6
Vaud 6
Basel-Landschaft 5
Basel-Stadt 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

36 people named Nolte have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 79 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Opole 19
Lower Silesian 9
Masovian 3
Warmian-Masurian 3
Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 35 people named Nolte.

10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 10
Moselle 9
Bas-Rhin 8
Paris 3
Haute-Garonne 1
Marne 1
Meuse 1
Oise 1
Yvelines 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

78 people named Nolte is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 78

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Nolte in American newspapers,
1858–1928.

Newspaper page from Arkansas Echo carrying the name Nolte
Arkansas Echo 1928-05-02
Newspaper page from Sugar Planter carrying the name Nolte
Sugar Planter 1858-02-06
Newspaper page from The Home News carrying the name Nolte
The Home News 1918-09-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 45,301 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Nolte in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

1,044 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Nolte. The most, 233, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 503
New South Wales 375
South Australia 135
ACT (Canberra) 13
Queensland 7
Western Australia 7
Tasmania 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Nolte.

Who carried it

People named Nolte,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Vincent Nolte
    Vincent Nolte 1779–1856 · merchant
  • Ernst Ferdinand Nolte
    Ernst Ferdinand Nolte 1791–1875 · university teacher
  • Johann Nolte 1635–1714 · writer
  • Josef Nolte 1781–1863
  • Gustav Eduard Nolte 1812–1885 · politician
  • Theodor Nolte 1848–1919 · local historian

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Nolte,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,459 records

1,459 records of the Nolte name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 783
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 292
  • Other U.S. records 384
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George M. Nolte

    Born 1910 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; draftsman from Bronx County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1994, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Marie Nolte

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II from Bremen and Southampton, aged 23; dressmaker. From Goettingen, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Harry Nolte

    Born 1946; from East Northport, New York. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,459 records for Nolte in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands2,043 records

2,043 records of the Nolte name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1,029
  • Dutch population registers 840
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 174
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Albertus Pieter Nolte

    Married in 1922 in Amsterdam; warehouse clerk. Died 1955 in Haarlem, aged 61.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Henderijna Nolte

    Married in 1820 in Hellevoetsluis; seamstress. Died 1821 in Rotterdam, aged 21.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Voorne-Putten (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johannes Hendrikus Nolte

    Married in 1828 in Goor; merchant. Died 1855 in Goor, aged 60; day labourer.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 2,043 records for Nolte in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany1,775 records

1,775 records of the Nolte name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Franz Nolte

    Born 1893; from Bentfeld. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 12 March 1918; then reported dead in the list of 3 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 16).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Otto Nolte

    Born 1884; from Hamburg. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 2 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 63).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Bernhard Nolte

    From Erwitzen. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 6 February 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 116).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,775 records for Nolte in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia57 records

57 records of the Nolte name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 40
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 13
  • Other Australian records 4
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Nolte

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Medora, aged 21; American.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Iris Edith Nolte

    Gentlewoman of Mentone, Victoria; died 1994.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Gustav Nolte

    Died 1855 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 27.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 57 records for Nolte in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France17 records

17 records of the Nolte name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Charles Francois Nolte

    Born 1908 in Metz (Moselle); died 1978 in Uchaud (Gard).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maria Paula Nolte

    Born 1915 in Belgium; died 1998 in Grasse (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henri Georges Nolte

    Born 1923 in Strasbourg; died 1993 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Nolte in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Norway4 records

4 records of the Nolte name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Ferdinant Nolte

    Census of 1910: Vaksdal, Bruvik; "ildsmed", born 1885 in Børsum.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Ellen Nolte

    Census of 1910: Kaafjeld, Hitterdal; born 1903 in Kr.a.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Vilhelm Nolte

    Census of 1910: Kaafjeld, Hitterdal; born 1866 in Germany.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Nolte in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Nolte name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Bruno Henry Nolte

    Buried in 1968 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record John Nolte

    Married 1825 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 2 of 3 records for Nolte in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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