Kundert History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The name Kundert is an abbreviated form of the name Konrad, inheriting the same meaning "bold adviser", or being "crafty." In Yiddish, the word is associated with a "clever trick."

Konrad is derived from the Middle High German word Kuonrat, popularly used in the Middle Ages and today is seen n the common idiom "Hinz and Kunz," meaning "absolutely everyone." 1

Early Origins of the Kundert family

The surname Kundert was first found in Bohemia and Silesia, where the name was an integral part of the feudal society which would shape modern European history. Individual bearers of the name first mentioned in ancient chronicles include Cuntz der Kuentzel of Kempten (West of Frankfurt) who lived around 1382, and Cuncze von Cracow who lived in Liegnitz, Silesia in 1388. 1

Early History of the Kundert family

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Kundert Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kunze, Kunz, Kunzel, Kuenz, Kuenze, Kuenzel, Cuntz, Kuntz, Kuntze, Kuntzel, Kuentz, Kunts, Kundt, Kuent, Kunth, Kunt, Kuhnt, Kuehnt, Kuntse, Kuntsel, Kunstler, Kuents, Kuentse, Cuncze and many more.

Early Notables of the Kundert family

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Kundert migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kundert Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Matthias Kundert, who landed in New York, NY in 1836 2
Casper Kundert, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1850 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Kundert (post 1700) +

Gust Kundert (1913-2000), American politician, Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1983 to 1988
Otto Kundert (1888-1950), American politician, Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1937 to 1942
Alice Kundert (1920-2013), American politician, Auditor of the State of South Dakota 1969 to 1978, daughter of Otto Kundert
František Kundert (b. 1891), Czech cyclist at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics

Citations +

Bahlow, Hans, Dictionary of German Names. translated by Edda Gentry, Wisconsin: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7)
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)