Kiehl History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

Although the early records of this surname come from Southern Germany, the name itself is thought to come from the place name Kiel in Holstein, a former duchy in northern Germany.

Early Origins of the Kiehl family

The surname Kiehl was first found in Baden, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. There are record of bearers of von Kile and Kileman in Lübeck in the year 1300. There was one family originally seated at Kielmanseck in Wurtemburg where they were confirmed as nobles in 1578.

Early History of the Kiehl family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kiehl research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1636, 1639, 1641, 1652, 1679, 1686 and 1714 are included under the topic Early Kiehl History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Kiehl Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kiel, Kiehl, Kehl, Kieler, Kiehler, Kyler, Kielman, Kielmann, Kiehle, von Kiel and many more.

Early Notables of the Kiehl family

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Kiehl migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kiehl Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johan Georg Kiehl, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1738
Johann Kiehl, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1742 1
Jacob Kiehl, his wife and four children, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1752
Theodore Kiehl, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 1
Ludwig Kiehl, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1768 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Kiehl (post 1700) +

Heinz Kiehl (1943-2016), German bronze medalist wrestler at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Dr. Martin Kiehl, Professor in the department of Mathematics at Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)