Kunckel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Kunckel family

The surname Kunckel 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 Kunckel family

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Kunckel 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 Kunckel family

Prominent bearers of the family name Kunckel at this time were

Johann Kunckel, alchemist

Kunckel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kunckel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannes Kunckel, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1738
Heinrich Kunckel and Johannes Kunckel, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1767
Henrich Kunckel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1767 1
Johann Jacob Kunckel settled there in 1774

Citations +

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)