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Early Origins of the Konkel family

The surname Konkel was first found in Saxony, where the family contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation. Individual bearers of the name first mentioned in ancient chronicles include Kunkerl of Pilgram (c.1379,) Dithart Kunkele (Konkel) of Giessen (c.1356,) and Johann Kunkelman of Merseburg (c.1488).

Early History of the Konkel family

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Konkel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kunckel, Kunckle, Kunckl, Kunkel, Kunkle, Kunkl, Kuenckel, Kuenckle, Kuenckl, Kuenkel, Kuenkle, Kuenkl, Kunkele, Kunckele, Kuenkele, Konkel, Koenkel, Koenckel, Konkele, Kuenkler, Kunkler, Kunckler, Kuenckler, Kunkerl, Kuenkerl and many more.

Early Notables of the Konkel family

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Migration of the Konkel family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Johannes Kunckel, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1738; Hans Kunkel arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748; Heinrich Kunckel and Johannes Kunckel settled in Pennsylvania in 1767.


Contemporary Notables of the name Konkel (post 1700) +

  • Edward W. Konkel, American Republican politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 5th District, 1962 [1]
  • A. Cletus Konkel, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 18th District, 1928; Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932 [1]


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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