Where does “Kirchner” come from?

Kirchner comes from German Kirchner, a surname derived from the German word for church official or sexton, though its exact original meaning is uncertain.

Ancestry of “Kirchner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKirchner—
2Germankirchechurch building
3Middle High Germankirchechurch
4Old High Germankirihhachurch
5Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
6Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
7Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
8Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
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