| ![Show Contents]() Kantner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany Early Origins of the Kantner familyThe surname Kantner was first found in Pomerania, where the family contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation and would later play a large role in the political conflicts of the area. The family branched into many houses, many of which acquired estates and manors throughout the surrounding regions, where they played significant roles in the social and political affairs. Individual bearers of the name first mentioned in ancient chronicles include Arnold Cantor of Rostock in 1298, and Andreas Kanther of Stuttgart in 1498. The literal meaning of the name is the ecclesiastic position of cantor. Early History of the Kantner familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kantner research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1724, 1727 and 1804 are included under the topic Early Kantner History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kantner Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Kanter, Canter, Kante, Cante, Kant, Cant, Kahnt, Kantt, Cantt, Kanther, Kanters, Cantor (Latin), Kantor, Kanthor, Canthor, Kanthen and many more. Early Notables of the Kantner familyAnother 37 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Kantner Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Kantner migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Kantner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jacob Kantner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Kantner (post 1700) | + |
- Paul Lorin Kantner (1941-2016), American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for co-founding Jefferson Airplane, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996
- Charles Kantner, American politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Preston County, 1872-73 2
- Beulah Kantner, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of East Detroit, Michigan, 1953 2
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Bismarck - Franz Kantner (1920-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3
- 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 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details
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Kantner migration to the United States 
