Koenen

Koenen is a patronymic surname of Low German (German pronunciation: ['køːnən]) or Dutch (pronounced ['kunən]) origin derived from the given name Koen (Conrad).[1][2]

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Adolf von Koenen (1837–1915), German geologist
  • Mathias Koenen (1849–1924), German civil engineer
  • Wilhelm Koenen (1886–1963), Communist and East German politician
  • Bernard Koenen (1889–1964), Communist and East German politician
  • Theo Koenen (1890–1964), German footballer
  • Joannes Henricus Maria Koenen (1893–1956), Dutch neurologist who described Koenen's tumor
  • Emmy Damerius-Koenen (1903–1987), East German politician
  • Heinrich Koenen (1910–1945), German anti-fascist fighter and Soviet agent
  • Ludwig Koenen (born 1931), German-born American philologist and papyrologist
  • Gerd Koenen (born 1944), German historian and former communist
  • Lyle Koenen (born 1956), American politician in Minnesota
  • Vera Koenen (born 1967), Dutch volleyball player
  • Michael Koenen (born 1982), American football player
Koene

See also

References

  1. Koenen at surnamedb.com
  2. Koenen at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands
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