The objective of this project is to determine whether there is any relationship between the various geographic clusters of the Velten surname, including all spelling variants such as Velton, Veltin, Felten, Felton, Veldin, Velden, and Valentine. If you have another variation, contact us to add it to the project. By recruiting and testing descendants of patriarchs in the various regions, and using y-DNA technology, we can hopefully determine whether relationships exist and how distant they are.

The Velten surname is a Saint's name, the Germanic version of the Latin name Valentine. It is believed the name originated in Europe, but through centuries of emigration, persons bearing the Velten name are found around the world, in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia and elsewhere.

The name occurs in Germany (in Rheinland-Pfalz, Baden, Saarland, and Hessen-Nassau) and is even more common in Alsace. It also occurs in Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Since it is a Saint's name, there may be no connection between these groups. But various historical events such as the Thirty Years War caused migration, and so there may indeed be a connection. Join our project and help us find the connections.