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Early Origins of the Kindermann family

The surname Kindermann 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 Kindermann family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kindermann research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1636 and 1706 are included under the topic Early Kindermann History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Kindermann Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kinden, Kinnden, Kindden, Kindens, Kindenns, Kiinden, Kindenes, Kindene, Kindense, Kinndens, Kinddenes, Kinddens and many more.

Early Notables of the Kindermann family

Notables of the time with the surname Kindermann were

  • Balthasar Benjamin Kindermann (1636-1706), a German poet


United States Kindermann migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kindermann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joh Gerh Gottfried Kindermann, who arrived in America in 1837 1
  • Gustav Adolf Kindermann, aged 38, who landed in America in 1843 1
  • Gerh Heinr Kindermann, who arrived in America in 1845 1
  • Joh W Vinzenz Kindermann, who landed in America in 1847 1

Bismarck
  • Albin Kindermann (1920-1941), German Matrosenobergefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2


  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)
  2. 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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