Brief Life History of Heinrich
When Heinrich KOFEL was born on 18 June 1724, in Niederweningen, Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Heinrich Kofel, was 27 and his mother, Regula Hinni, was 25. He was buried in Wiedikon, Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
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Sources (6)
- Legacy NFS Source: Heinrich KOFEL - birth: 18 June 1724; Niederweningen, Zurich, Switzerland
- Heinrich Kofel, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Heinrich Kofel, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
Parents and Siblings
1696–1757 Male
1700– Female
Siblings (6)
1722– Female
1724–1794 Male
1726–1728 Male
1729– Male
1732– Male
+1 More Child
Name Meaning
Ukrainian, Belorussian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Slavic kozel ‘he-goat’, hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble a he-goat, or else a metonymic occupational name for a goatherd. In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the Slovenian variant Kozelj. Compare Kosel 6.
Americanized form of Slovenian Koželj: nickname or metonymic occupational name from koželj ‘upper part of a spindle (distaff)’. In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the variant Kožel.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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