| ![Show Contents]() Korn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany Early Origins of the Korn familyThe surname Korn was first found in the various states of Germany. This name was used throughout Germany, but was particularly concentrated in Silesia, Franconia, and Hesse. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within Germany. Because of their numbers, they branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power. Early History of the Korn familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Korn research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1256 is included under the topic Early Korn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Korn Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Corne, Del Corne, Korn, Korne, Coorn, Koorn, Corner and many more. Early Notables of the Korn familyNotables of the time with the name Korn included - Hugo Korner, who was listed in documents in 1256
Korn RankingIn the United States, the name Korn is the 6,263rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
 Korn migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Korn Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Arien Dirksen Korn, aged 11, who landed in New York in 1630 2
- Nicolaus Korn, who arrived in New Netherlands in 1642
- Nicolaus Korn, who arrived in New York in 1642 2
Korn Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Johann Henrich Korn, who landed in New York, NY in 1710 2
- Henrich Korn, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 2
- Valentin Korn, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
- J Friederich Korn, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 2
- J. Friederich Korn, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1754
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Korn Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Friedrich Korn, who landed in America in 1839 2
- Nicolas Korn, aged 42, who landed in Missouri in 1841 2
- Valentin Korn, aged 35, who landed in Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Joh. Dethardt" 2
- Mr. Val. Korn, aged 42, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Joh. Derhardt"
- Mr. Joh. Georg. Korn, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Element"
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| Korn migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Korn Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Carl Korn, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
- Catharine Korn, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
- Jacob Korn, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
- Johannes Korn, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
| Contemporary Notables of the name Korn (post 1700) | + |
- Theresa Marie Korn (1926-2020), American engineer, daughter-in-law of Arthur Korn
- Michael F. Korn, American writer of horror and science fiction
- James "Jim" Korn, American retired professional NHL ice hockey player
- David Korn (b. 1943), American UNIX programmer and the creator of the Korn shell, a command line interface/programming language
- Warren I. Korn, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Butler County, 1960 3
- Stephen P. Korn, American politician, Independent Candidate for justice of Michigan State Supreme Court, 1986
- Julius Korn, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County 6th District, 1863
- Hyman Korn, American politician, Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1968
- Harold Korn, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1926 3
- Francis E. Korn, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Durham, 1920 3
- ... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, November 24) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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