The Puttkamer family considers Swenzo family to be their first documented ancestors.[1] However, despite using almost the same Coat of arms, historians are divided on this issue.[2]
While some of its branches have awarded with the title of Graf, others are entitled to the lesser Freiherr. According to a widespread family tradition, many firstborn Puttkamer sons receive the first name of Jesco. The branch of the family moved in the 16th century to Livonia and from there to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as 'Count', not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.
Literature
Otto Hupp: Münchener Kalender 1925. Verlagsanstalt München/Regensburg 1925.
Ellinor von Puttkamer: Geschichte des Geschlechts von Puttkamer, Neustadt an der Aisch 1984, Deutsches Familienarchiv Band 83-85, ISBN3-7686-5064-2
