Konkel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Konkel family

The surname Konkel was first found in Saxony, where the family contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation. Individual bearers of the name first mentioned in ancient chronicles include Kunkerl of Pilgram (c.1379,) Dithart Kunkele (Konkel) of Giessen (c.1356,) and Johann Kunkelman of Merseburg (c.1488).

Early History of the Konkel family

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Konkel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kunckel, Kunckle, Kunckl, Kunkel, Kunkle, Kunkl, Kuenckel, Kuenckle, Kuenckl, Kuenkel, Kuenkle, Kuenkl, Kunkele, Kunckele, Kuenkele, Konkel, Koenkel, Koenckel, Konkele, Kuenkler, Kunkler, Kunckler, Kuenckler, Kunkerl, Kuenkerl and many more.

Early Notables of the Konkel family

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Konkel 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:

Konkel Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Filip Jakob Konkel, (Kakol), aged 35, (d. 1918), Polish settler who arrived in Port Chalmers, New Zealand aboard the ship “Palmerston” in 1872
Brigitta Konkel, (née Malecka, Kakol), aged 38, (d. 1925), Polish settler who arrived in Port Chalmers, New Zealand aboard the ship “Palmerston” in 1872
Jacob Konkel, (Kakol), aged 13, Polish settler who arrived in Port Chalmers, New Zealand aboard the ship “Palmerston” in 1872
Rosalie Konkel, (Kakol), aged 7, (d. 1949), Polish settler who arrived in Port Chalmers, New Zealand aboard the ship “Palmerston” in 1872
Michael Konkel, (Kakol), aged 4, (d. 1951), Polish settler who arrived in Port Chalmers, New Zealand aboard the ship “Palmerston” in 1872

Contemporary Notables of the name Konkel (post 1700) +

Edward W. Konkel, American Republican politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 5th District, 1962 1
A. Cletus Konkel, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 18th District, 1928; Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1932 2

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html