Conkling History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Conkling family

The surname Conkling was first found in Switzerland, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Conkling family

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Conkling Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Konklin, Conklin, Conkling and others.

Early Notables of the Conkling family

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Conkling Ranking

In the United States, the name Conkling is the 17,405^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Conkling migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Conkling Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Conkling, who settled in Salem, MA sometime between 1620 and 1650
Ananias Conkling, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1635-1637 2

Conkling Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

N Conkling, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Conkling (post 1700) +

Wallace Edmonds Conkling, American prelate, the 7th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago (1941-1953)
Helen Conkling (b. 1933), American poet awarded the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize in 1996
James Cook Conkling (1816-1899), American politician and attorney, Member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1866-1868)
Hilda Conkling (1910-1986), American poet, daughter of Grace Hazard Conkling
Grace Walcott Hazard Conkling (1878-1958), American author
Frederick Augustus Conkling (1816-1891), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1861-1863)
Alfred Conkling (1789-1874), American lawyer, politician, statesman and jurist, United States Federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888), American politician, United States Senator from New York (1867-1881), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1865-1867)
Roscoe Conkling Brown Jr. (1922-2016), American Tuskegee Airmen and a squadron commander of the 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group
Alfred Conkling Coxe Jr. (1880-1957), American Republican politician, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1929 3

Citations +

"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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html