The Koenig surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 21,606 people carried this name — #1,527 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 12,500 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,461 people named Koenig.
105 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 60 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
280 people named Koenig have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 457 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
116 people named Koenig live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 32 people named Koenig live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Koenig in American newspapers,
1878–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 77,620 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Koenig,
with a public archive behind them.
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Albrecht-Nicolas Koenig 1600– · soldier -
Friedrich Koenig 1774–1833 · entrepreneur -
Leopold Koenig 1821–1903 · entrepreneur -
Rudolph Koenig 1832–1901 · physicist -
Alexander Koenig 1858–1940 · naturalist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 196 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Koenig.
- Koegler 501 · U.S. census
- Koehl 1,368 · U.S. census
- Koehler 19,037 · U.S. census
- Koehly 117 · U.S. census
- Koeller 1,647 · U.S. census
- Koelsch 1,015 · U.S. census
- Koeppel 1,153 · U.S. census
- Koerber 1,723 · U.S. census
- Koerper 221 · U.S. census
- Koestel 126 · U.S. census
- Koffel 308 · U.S. census
- Koffi 156 · U.S. census
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