About the Kurthen Surname

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Kurthen, so the heraldry linked to Kurth is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Meaning of the name

The last name Kurthen is one of the recorded forms of Kurth, a German family name. Its meaning, shared with Kurth, is “A pet form of Konrad”.

The ending -en in Kurthen is a typical German derivative of the root behind Kurth. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Kurt.

Get the complete Kurthen report, with a museum-style coat of arms.