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Völkner = Volk's son or descendant
Völkner is a German surname. It is based on common first names with the element “Volk” (from Middle High German volc, Old High German folc and Germanic fulką 'people, crowd, army') like Volker, Volkhard and Volkmar, short form Volko, and the patronymic suffix -ner.
Three different genetic lines can be identified in the Völkner DNA project:
1. Lineage: R1a-M198 (Kreis Schlawe, Pommern)
Lineage 1 goes back to blacksmith and farmer Joachim "Friedrich" Völkner (1812–1888) in Pennekow/Pieńkowo. Haplogroup R1a makes a local Wendish (West Slavic) ancestry likely for this lineage.
2. Lineage: R1b-M269>U152 (Kreis Pr. Eylau, Ostpreußen)
Lineage 2 goes back to farmer Martin Völkner (1704–1765) in Reddenau/Rodnowo. Since the conquest by the Teutonic Order in the 13th century, diverse ancestries have come together in East Prussia and subclade BY770 suggests an Alpine or Southern German origin for this lineage.
3. Lineage: R1b-M269>U106 (North America)
Lineage 3 goes back to German immigrants in North America. Johann Jacob Völkner, Johann Heinrich Völkner and Adam Völkner (not on the passenger list because under 16 years old) arrived in Philadelphia on 16 September 1751 and settled later in Virginia. It is possible that they were brothers or that Johann Jacob was the father of Johann Heinrich and Adam. No connection to any of the other Völkner lineages has been established until now. U106 is the most common subclade of haplogroup R1b in the Germanic language area. DNA tests revealed that the line of Johann Heinrich's grandson William resulted from a non-paternity event and that the biological father was a Leeper.
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