Kunst History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The name Kunst is an abbreviated form of the name Konrad, inheriting the same meaning "bold adviser", or being "crafty." In Yiddish, the word is associated with a "clever trick."

Konrad is derived from the Middle High German word Kuonrat, popularly used in the Middle Ages and today is seen n the common idiom "Hinz and Kunz," meaning "absolutely everyone." 1

Early Origins of the Kunst family

The surname Kunst was first found in Bohemia and Silesia, where the name was an integral part of the feudal society which would shape modern European history. Individual bearers of the name first mentioned in ancient chronicles include Cuntz der Kuentzel of Kempten (West of Frankfurt) who lived around 1382, and Cuncze von Cracow who lived in Liegnitz, Silesia in 1388. 1

Early History of the Kunst family

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Kunst Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kunze, Kunz, Kunzel, Kuenz, Kuenze, Kuenzel, Cuntz, Kuntz, Kuntze, Kuntzel, Kuentz, Kunts, Kundt, Kuent, Kunth, Kunt, Kuhnt, Kuehnt, Kuntse, Kuntsel, Kunstler, Kuents, Kuentse, Cuncze and many more.

Early Notables of the Kunst family

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Kunst Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Kunst is the 878^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,290 people with that name. 2

Kunst migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kunst Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jan Barantse Kunst, who arrived in New York in 1658 3

Kunst Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Andras Kunst, aged 18, who settled in America from Mokrin, Hungary, in 1907
Anna Kunst, aged 6, who landed in America from Ronsdorf, Germany, in 1907
Barbara Kunst, aged 16, who immigrated to the United States from Szakalhaza, Hungary, in 1908
Adolf Kunst, aged 31, who immigrated to the United States from Crhimimitschan, Germany, in 1909
Amalie Kunst, aged 54, who landed in America from Gnesen, Poland, in 1922
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Kunst 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:

Kunst Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Philip Kunst, who landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1840

Contemporary Notables of the name Kunst (post 1700) +

Wilhelm Kunst (1909-1986), German wood sculptor
Wilhelm Kunst (1799-1859), German actor
Pieter Cornelisz Kunst (1484-1560), Dutch Renaissance painter

Citations +

Bahlow, Hans, Dictionary of German Names. translated by Edda Gentry, Wisconsin: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7)
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
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)