Anhalt Family History
Anhalt Name Meaning
German:: habitational name from a place called Anholt in Westphalia which is named from Middle Low German an ‘at’ + holt ‘wood’ or from the old county and castle of Anhalt named from late Middle High German anhalt ‘stopping point’. topographic name for someone living near a slope an ‘at’ + halt ‘hillside’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022