Subscribe >
Help
Member Login
Username Password (Forgot?)
Family Tree
Look up another surname
The kiehn Surname

kiehn Name Meaning and History

  1. South German (Bavaria, Austria, Saxony): from the personal name Kiehn, a variant of Kuehn.
  2. North German: topographic name for someone who lived by a standing of pines, from Middle Low German kien ‘pinewood spill’, ‘pine cone’, or alternatively a metronymic from the female personal name Kunigunde.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family

The kiehn name in History

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

kiehn Family Facts

Are you a Facebook user? Add kiehn family facts to your Facebook profile.
Distribution of kiehn Families in the US in 1920
Number of kiehn families
 7-11
 3-6		 1-2
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

Click on a state to view kiehn census records

Year

How is this helpful?

  • You can decide where (in which states) to start searching for kiehn records.
  • You can see how kiehn families moved over time by selecting different Census years.

What do I do next?

The information for this map came from Ancestry.com’s US Federal Census Collection.
  • Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, residence and occupation.
  • Click here to search kiehn census records.

More resources for your kiehn family history

Kiehn message board


Threads: 5 - Messages: 31
ThreadAuthorReplies
KIEHN Terry Kiehn 21
Death of Mrs. Mary A. Kiehn in China davwayell 0
Looking for Kiehnhoff descendants DianaParadise61 4
Christian Kiehn m Maria Gehrke, West Prussia, Germany > family to Minnesota mid to late 1800s BMBarbeau 0
Kiehn's in Oklahoma Christina Gearhart (Kiehn) 1
Viewing 1-5 of 5 |  Go to the full board

Start your FREE family tree. We'll start searching.

Enter a few simple facts about your family. We'll use what you enter to try and find more.

Begin your family tree with your name:


Member Connections

More Tools and Resources