The kirchner Surname
kirchner Name Meaning and History
- German: from Middle High German kirchenaere ‘sexton’, hence an occupational name for a priest, an assistant at a church, or the administrator of church property and possessions.
- German and Czech: habitational name for someone from a place called Kirchen.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| KIRCHNER-WEIERKE>DAKOTA CO>MINNESOTA |
 RLR9238
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| Wm Kirchner m. Margarette Cnopp, Anne Arundel Co., MD @1850 |
kjirsten92
| 5 |
| norman kirchner-florence zimmer | nikki kirchner | 1 |
| Kirchner |
JIWelsch
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| 1920 census Kirchner |
michaelc68
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| Margaret Kirchner | Chelsea | 2 |
| Austria | Kirchner Waltraud | 3 |
| kirchner/kerchner//yock/ yoch /Blanch/Butler , Lebanon PA Pennsylvania |
tanyas158
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| Don Kirchner |
JIWelsch
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| Frank and Annie (Anna) Kirchner settling in Johnstown, PA |
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