Kuno Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Some records give Kuhn; others give Kuno. Both point to the same German family name. The family name meaning is “Short form of Konrad ("bold counsel")”, the same as for Kuhn.

A variant of Kuhn

Records show Kuno as one of the forms Kuhn took over time. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Kuhne.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Kuhn and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Want more than a summary? See the Kuno family name pack.