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Kunst Name Meaning

German and Dutch: from Middle High German Middle Low German and Middle Dutch kunst ‘wisdom skill’ a nickname for a knowledgeable or skillful person skilled craftman. German and Dutch: from a short form of the personal name German Konstantin Dutch Constantinus equivalents of Constantine . German: from a short form of the personal name Konrad . Czech and Slovenian; Croatian (also Kunšt): from a word of German origin (see 1 above) meaning ‘wisdom skill’ which (written in Czech kumšt in Slovenian and Croatian kunšt) formerly acquired the negative connotation ‘trickery’ in Czech also ‘joke’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Kunst ‘skill art’ (compare 1 above).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Gust, Kust, Kuss, Kunes, Gunst, Kuna, Dunst, Hurst, Lust, Kunc

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You can see how Kunst families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kunst family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Kunst families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there was 1 Kunst family living in Saskatchewan. This was 100% of all the recorded Kunst's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Kunst families in 1911.
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What did your Kunst ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Kunst. 100% of Kunst men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Kunst women worked as a Teacher. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Teacher
    100%
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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Kunst. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 6,000 military records available for the last name Kunst. For the veterans among your Kunst ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1961 and 2004, in the United States, Kunst life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1975, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Kunst in 1961 was 60, and 76 in 2004.

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