Klock History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Klock family

The surname Klock was first found in Silesia, where the name gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Klock family

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Klock Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Klocker, Klockker, Kloccker, Kloocker, Klockere, Klockeres, Klockers, Klockerr, Klockerrs, Kloccker, Clocker and many more.

Early Notables of the Klock family

Notables of the period with the surname Klock were

the Klocker family of Silesia

Klock Ranking

In the United States, the name Klock is the 13,028^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Klock migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Klock Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Gottfried Klock, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1654 2
Pelgrom Klock, who landed in New York in 1687 2

Klock Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Heinrich Klock, who arrived in New York in 1709 2
Henrich Klock, who arrived in New York, NY in 1710-1714 2
Hendrick Klock, who landed in New York in 1715 2

Klock Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Albert Louis Klock who settled in Mississippi in 1853

Contemporary Notables of the name Klock (post 1700) +

Jacob G. Klock, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Tryon County, 1777-78; Member of New York State Senate Western District, 1778-85 3
Harry W. Klock, American Republican politician, Elected Montana State House of Representatives 83rd District 2010 3
G. A. Klock, American Republican politician, White Republican Candidate for U.S. Senator from Florida, 1920 3
Christian Klock, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Montgomery and Hamilton counties, 1823 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html