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Early Origins of the Kluck family

The surname Kluck 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 Kluck family

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Kluck 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 Kluck family

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United States Kluck migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kluck Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Gottfried Kluck, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1654 1
Kluck Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • John Kluck, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 1
Kluck Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Sophie Kluck, aged 51, who arrived in America in 1839 1
  • Karoline Kluck, aged 38, who arrived in America in 1844 1
  • A Kluck, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1860 1
Kluck Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Friedrich Kluck, who landed in New York, NY in 1902 1
  • Jacob Kluck, aged 30, who arrived in New York, NY in 1902 1
  • Kath Kluck, aged 4, who landed in New York, NY in 1902 1
  • Karolina Kluck, aged 25, who landed in New York, NY in 1902 1
  • Wilhelm Kluck, aged 3, who landed in New York, NY in 1902 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Kluck (post 1700) +

  • Matthew Kluck, American PGA golfer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Ernest Kluck, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1952; Member of Wisconsin Democratic State Central Committee, 1954 2
  • Alexander Heinrich Rudolph von Kluck (1846-1934), German general during World War I
  • Dr Ruth Kluck, Australian Head of Molecular Genetics of Cancer at the Walter + Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville Victoria


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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