Hunziker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Etymology of Hunziker

What does the name Hunziker mean?

The surname Hunziker is thought to be a local name; that is, a surname taken on from an existing place name. There is a Hundseck in Germany near the Schwartwald (Black Forest), or the name may have come from a place name in Switzerland.

Early Origins of the Hunziker family

The surname Hunziker was first found in Switzerland. Most believe the name originated in the small village of Hunzingen (today called Hunzikon, just east of Geuensee, Canton Lucernea.)

Early History of the Hunziker family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hunziker research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1497 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Hunziker History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hunziker Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hunsinger, Hunzinger, Huntzinger, Huntschingen, Hunsingen, Hunzingen, Huntzingen, Huntschinger, Hinsingen, Hinsinger, Hinschinger, Hinschingen, Hintschingen, Hintschinger, Hunziker, Hunziken, Huntziker, Huntziken, Hunzinker, Hunsiken, Hunzicker, Hunzicken, Huntzicker, Huntzicken, Hunsicker, Hunsicken, Hunsiner, Hunsener, Hunsicer, Hunsecer, Hunseker, Hunsiker and many more.

Early Notables of the Hunziker family

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Hunziker Ranking

In the United States, the name Hunziker is the 13,258^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Hunziker migration to the United States +

Hunziker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Edw. Hunziker, aged 43, who landed in America, in 1895
Anna Hunziker, aged 9, who landed in America, in 1895
Anna Hunziker, aged 34, who immigrated to America, in 1895
Cilly Hunziker, aged 21, who settled in America, in 1896
Adolf Hunziker, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States, in 1897

Hunziker Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Barbara Hunziker, aged 44, who landed in America, in 1902
August Hunziker, who landed in America, in 1905
Berta Hunziker, aged 49, who settled in America, in 1910
Carl Hunziker, aged 3, who immigrated to the United States, in 1911
August Hunziker, aged 3, who immigrated to the United States from Fribourg, Switzerland, in 1917
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Hunziker migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Hunziker Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Reid Hunziker, Italianlabourer, aged 25, who arrived in Lyttleton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Gutenburg" in November 1874

Contemporary Notables of the name Hunziker (post 1700) +

Ruppert R. Hunziker (1923-2003), American soil chemist
Richard Overton Hunziker (1916-1971), U.S. Air Force major general, 200 combat missions in World War II, headed Project Crested Ice
Paul Hunziker (d. 1971), Swiss American ski lift engineer & resort owner
Otto F Hunziker (1873-1959), Swiss American dairy educator and innovator
Evan Hunziker (1970-1996), American prisoner in North Korea, the first American civilian to be arrested by North Korea on espionage charges since the end of the Korean War
Otto Frederick Hunziker (1873-1959), Swiss-born, American pioneer in the dairy industry
John H. Hunziker, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of St. Paul Park, Minnesota, 2011 2
Jakob Hunziker (1827-1901), Swiss educator and author, advocate of German language and culture
Otto Hunziker (1879-1940), Swiss president of Canton Aargau, member of National Council, historian
... (Another 21 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html