Kinzer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The name Kinzer 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 Kinzer family

The surname Kinzer 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 Kinzer family

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Kinzer 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 Kinzer family

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Kinzer Ranking

In the United States, the name Kinzer is the 8,915^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Kinzer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kinzer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johan Nic Kinzer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Kinzer (post 1700) +

Stephen Kinzer (b. 1951), American author and newspaper reporter, a former New York Times correspondent
Matthew Roy "Matt" Kinzer (b. 1963), American former National Football League punter and Major League Baseball pitcher
J. Roland Kinzer (1874-1955), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1945-1947)
John J. Kinzer (1891-1986), American farmer and politician, Farmer–Labor nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 1938
Edward B. Kinzer (1917-1942), United States Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient, eponym of the USS Kinzer (APD-91)
Daria Kinzer (b. 1988), Croatian singer who represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany

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)
"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)