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Is There an Eichstaedt Coat of Arms?

The Eichstaedt last name has German roots. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “one who came from Eichstaedt (place where oaks grew), in Germany”.

  • Smith also lists Eichstadt.
  • 318 Americans were listed as Eichstaedt in the 2010 census. That puts it among the top 100,000 US surnames.
  • Place names like this marked newcomers by where they had come from.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for an Eichstaedt family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them. For the full story, order the Eichstaedt surname pack.