Show ContentsKimmerling History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Kimmerling

What does the name Kimmerling mean?

The Kimmerling surname comes from the Middle High German "kummer," or "kumber," meaning "grief," "distress," or "trouble;" as such, it may have evolved from a nickname for someone who had suffered a loss or misfortune. "Kummer" is also slang word for a penitentiary, and it is possible that in some instances the surname may have arisen as nickname for a prisoner or jailer. There are also places named Kummer in Germany.

Early Origins of the Kimmerling family

The surname Kimmerling was first found in Augsburg, an imperial free city in Southern Germany, where an Ulrich Chumber was found in 1288.

Early History of the Kimmerling family

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Kimmerling Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kummer, Kummerling, Kummerle, Kimmerle and many more.

Early Notables of the Kimmerling family

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Kimmerling migration to the United States+



Kimmerling Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jacob Kimmerling, aged 24, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Kimmerling (post 1700)+

  • Baruch Kimmerling (1939-2007), Romanian born, professor of sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  1. 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)

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