Belt Family History
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Belt Name Meaning
English and North German: metonymic occupational name for a leather belt or strap maker, from Middle English belt(e), Middle Low German balt. German: from a short form of the Germanic personal name Baldher (see Belter). North German: habitational name from a place called Beelte (see Belter 2).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Bell, Bolt, Best, Beck, Butt, Felt, Beltz, Kell, Welt, Bert