Jundt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The roots of the ancient and distinguished German surname Jundt 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 Jundt family

The surname Jundt 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 Jundt 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 Jundt family

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Jundt Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Jundt family

Notables of the period with the name Jundt were

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

Jundt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jundt Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacob Jundt, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1741 1

Jundt Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Barbara Jundt, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1819 1
Catharine Jundt, aged 19, who landed in New York, NY in 1893 1
George Jundt, aged 17, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 1
Anna Jundt, aged 11, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 1
Joseph Jundt, aged 9, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Jundt (post 1700) +

Thomas Jundt, Professor of History at McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Paul Jundt (1888-1960), American coiffeur based in New York who founded the Charles of the Ritz line of cosmetics products in 1926

Citations +

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)