Galtier Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Looking for a Galtier coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours.

The meaning behind Galtier

Genealogists group Galtier with Gaultier. The name is generally explained as “Ruler of the army”.

Records show Galtier as one of the forms Gaultier took over time. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. French birth records list 4,512 children named Galtier between 1891 and 2000.

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