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Early Origins of the Kunce family

The surname Kunce 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 Kunce family

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Kunce 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 Kunce family

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Kunce migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kunce Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Johann Kunce, aged 48, originally from Kllachma, who arrived in New York in 1892 aboard the ship "Rotterdam" from Amsterdam 1
  • Vid Kunce, aged 30, who arrived in New York in 1895 aboard the ship "Spree" from Bremen, Germany 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Kunce (post 1700) +

  • Kristine Kunce (b. 1970), also known as Kristine Radford, an Australian professional tennis player


  1. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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