The Kœnig Last Name

Kœnig and Koenig are two spellings with one history. The family name meaning is “King”, the same as for Koenig.

The same family of names includes König. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Records show Kœnig as one of the forms Koenig took over time.

Arms linked to Koenig and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Kœnig family name pack.