The dunkel Surname

dunkel Name Meaning and History

German: nickname from Middle Low German dunkel, a byform of dunker ‘dark’, ‘conceited’, ‘unclear’, also applied as a byname for a blind person.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The dunkel name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the dunkel family name as far back in history as possible.

dunkel Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of dunkel Families in the US in 1920

Number of dunkel families

31-59

11-30

1-10

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Doris D. Druley, 98,Born Nov. 5, 1910, in Versailles to Leonard and Clara Fischer Dunkel	genfellow	0
Dunkel families;	j_bockenstedt	5
Dunkels of PA	vinced82	5
Dunkel ancestry	tthrash	13
M.Dunkel born 1802 in Buffalo Township Union County PA	Ed11334	1
Adam Dunkel	Barbara Harvey	0
Peter Dunkel and Wife	Lori Burrell	0
Louise Marie Dunkel	Heather Grossmann	0
Charlotte Dunkle Jacobs 1864-1929 Obit (Ohio to Illinois)	karenksutton	0
DUNKEL from Waltershausen, Germany	Marjorie Bach Mota	0

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