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Early Origins of the Kuenkele family

The surname Kuenkele 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 Kuenkele family

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Kuenkele 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 Kuenkele family

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Kuenkele migration to the United States +



Kuenkele Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Daniel Kuenkele, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1746 1


  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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