as a Last Name
- 21,789
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Koenig
Meaning & Origins
German (König) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German kūnic, German König ‘king’, hence a German nickname for a servant or retainer of a king (for example, a farmer on a royal demesne); or alternatively a status name for the head of a craftmen's guild, or a society of sharpshooters or minstrels. As a Jewish surname, it was ornamental, one of several such Ashkenazic names based on European titles of nobility or royalty.
| 1,424th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 21,789
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Koenig per capita
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