Koenig surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

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 map

Where they were born

Born outside France 105
Bas-Rhin 681
Haut-Rhin 652
Moselle 308
Paris 143
Meurthe-et-Moselle 75
Vosges 61
Territoire de Belfort 52
Nord 38

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 map

Where they live today

Silesian 133
Opole 41
Masovian 27
Pomeranian 22
Greater Poland 17
Lower Silesian 15
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 8
Lesser Poland 7

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

Zurich 41
Vaud 25
Aargau 21
Basel-Stadt 11
Thurgau 6
Geneva 5
St. Gallen 4
Solothurn 3

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

Antwerp 16
Luxembourg Province 6
Hainaut 5
Liège 5

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.

Newspaper page from Rocky Mountain Husbandman carrying the name Koenig
Rocky Mountain Husbandman 1878-06-13
Newspaper page from Forest City Press carrying the name Koenig
Forest City Press 1915-12-22
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Koenig
Daily Kennebec Journal 1926-10-08

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.

  • Albrecht-Nicolas Koenig
    Albrecht-Nicolas Koenig 1600– · soldier
  • Friedrich Koenig
    Friedrich Koenig 1774–1833 · entrepreneur
  • Leopold Koenig
    Leopold Koenig 1821–1903 · entrepreneur
  • Rudolph Koenig
    Rudolph Koenig 1832–1901 · physicist
  • Alexander Koenig
    Alexander Koenig 1858–1940 · naturalist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 196 lives in all are documented under this name.

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