Koenig History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The distinguished surname Koenig is a proud symbol of a Jewish culture, which is found in many places world-wide. In the Middle Ages, it became necessary to adopt surnames, since people were moving closer together, and it was becoming difficult to distinguish between people with the same names. The surname Koenig is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. The surname Koenig comes from a translation of the Yiddish personal names Meylekh and Elemeylekh, which mean king, and God is my king. In most cases, this surname was taken ornamentally, which means that it has an ornamental value and is not necessarily related to the localities, occupations, nicknames or given names of the first person who used the name. However, ornamental names were often derived from elements that described locations or features of geography, animals and birds, occupations or personal names.

Koenig Ranking

In the United States, the name Koenig is the 1,893^rd most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Koenig is ranked the 1,376^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,155 people with that name. 2

Koenig migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Koenig Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Adam Koenig and Justis Koenig with his wife and two children, all of whom emigrated to America in 1709
Marcus Koenig, who landed in New York in 1709-1710 3
Johann Heinrich Koenig, who arrived in America in 1748 3
Michel Koenig, who arrived in America in 1748 3
Juditha Koenig, who landed in America in 1750 3
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Koenig Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Michael Koenig, who landed in Maryland in 1820 3
Paul Koenig, who arrived in Brazil in 1827 3
Jacobine Koenig, aged 28, who landed in America in 1835 3
Johannes Koenig, aged 4, who landed in America in 1835 3
Martin Koenig, aged 44, who landed in Missouri in 1840 3
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Koenig migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Koenig Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Ludwig Koenig, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1749-1752
Friedrich Koenig, Johann Koenig, and Arnold Koenig, who settled in Canada in 1783

Koenig Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Elisabetha Koenig, who arrived in Quebec in 1850

Contemporary Notables of the name Koenig (post 1700) +

Brigadier-General Egmont Francis Koenig (1892-1972), American Commanding General of US Base Sections United Kingdom, Normandy & English Channel (1945) 4
Francis H. Koenig, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1894 5
Francis A. Koenig, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1890 5
Edward W. Koenig, American politician, Mayor of Benicia, California, 1957-58 5
Edward G. Koenig, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964 5
C. August Koenig, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Auburn, New York, 1908-09 5
Blanche Koenig, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Iowa Democratic State Central Committee, 1971 5
August Koenig, American Democratic Party politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1891-94, 1903-04 5
Arthur J. D. Koenig, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928 5
Andrew Koenig, American Republican politician, Member of Missouri State House of Representatives 99th District; Elected 2012 5
... (Another 20 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, April 2) Egmont Koenig. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Koenig/Egmont_Francis/USA.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html