Kunzmann History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The name Kunzmann 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 Kunzmann family

The surname Kunzmann 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 Kunzmann family

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Kunzmann 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 Kunzmann family

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Kunzmann migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kunzmann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jacob Kunzmann, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1860 2
Fredrich Kunzmann, aged 1, who settled in America, in 1895

Kunzmann Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mrs. A Kunzmann, aged 46, who immigrated to America, in 1904
Hermann Kunzmann, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States from Pforsheim, Germany, in 1909
Emile Kunzmann, aged 34, who landed in America from Wittsgensdorf, Germany, in 1910
Magdalena Kunzmann, aged 23, who landed in America from Groetzingen, Germany, in 1922
Ernst Kunzmann, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States from Frankfurt, Germany, in 1923
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Contemporary Notables of the name Kunzmann (post 1700) +

Richard Kunzmann (b. 1976), Namibian born novelist, who concentrates his work in crime fiction

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)