Kunde Family History & Genealogy

Summary

There are two known Kunde families - the Kunde family from Germany, and the Kunde family from India and Africa. At this time, most of the historic information presented on this page is about the Kunde family that originated from Germany.
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History

While the Kunde family originated from Germany, many Kunde family members reside in Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and the United States of America.
The earliest known German based Kunde family members to arrive in the United States of America are believed to be the Kuntz family that appear in ship manifests in the early 1700s. However, the first family members with "Kunde" as the last name appeared in the United States during the late 1800's as they emigrated from Europe seeking better lives. There are two known Kunde families - the Kunde family from Germany, and the Kunde family from India and Africa. At this time, most of the historic information presented on this page is about the Kunde family that originated from Germany.
If you have additional information on either Kunde family, please share your knowledge and edit the appropriate categories.

Name Origin

The meaning of Kunde in Middle High German is "native", and the meaning of Kunde in modern German is "customer".  In native Germany, Kunde is pronounced "koon-dah", and in the United States of America as "kun-dee".

Spellings & Pronunciations

The Kunde surname is believed to include the following spelling variations:

Kuhn
Kuntz 
Kunze
Kunz
Kuentse
Cuncze
Kuntze
Kundt
Kuent
Kunth
Kuhnt

Nationality & Ethnicity

One Kunde family is from Germany. It is suggested that the Kunde family originated from Bohemia and/or Silesia although citations are needed.
One Kunde family originated from Africa or India. There are two known Kunde family lines that are not related. One Kunde family is from Germany, and the other Kunde family has its origins in Africa and India.

Famous People named Kunde

Famous Kunde families and family members include:

The Kunde Family Winery has farmed their 1,850 ace estate that exists across the Sonoma Valley throguh the Mayacamas Mountain range for 5 generations.
Louis Kunde emigrated from Germany in 1904 and purchased the original Wildwood Vineyards which would eventually become the Kunde Family Winery

Early Kundes

These are the earliest records we have of the Kunde family.