Jund History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The roots of the ancient and distinguished German surname Jund lie in the province of Westphalia. The name is metronymic in origin, deriving from the female personal name "Judith," Hebrew for "of Judah." It is likely that the original bearer of the name was the child of a woman named Judith.

Early Origins of the Jund family

The surname Jund was first found in Westphalia, where the name is thought to have first emerged. The earliest known bearer of the name was Volmarus filius Junta, who was a resident of Basel in 1290. The young Jund family was instrumental in the development of medieval Westphalian society, and played a major role in the early history of the region.

Early History of the Jund family

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Jund Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jundt, Judith, Junth, Junta, Juntlin, Jüntlin and many more.

Early Notables of the Jund family

Notables of the period with the name Jund were

Charles Auguste Jundt (1848-1890), a religious historian from Alsace, and the Juntha family of Strassburg, who was ennobled during the Middle Ages

Jund Ranking

In France, the name Jund is the 8,480^th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 1

Jund migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jund Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Rudolf Hans Jund, who landed in America in 1749 2
Andreas Jund, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 2

Jund Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Benedict Jund, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1847 2

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)