Kleinhans History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The distinguished and ancient German surname Kleinhans is composed of two elements: "Klein," meaning "small," and "Henz," a diminutive of the Germanic personal name "Heinrich." It is likely that this name was first used to distinguish between a father and a son both bearing the name "Heinrich" or "Henz."

Early Origins of the Kleinhans family

The surname Kleinhans was first found in South Germany, where it is throughout to have emerged during the Early Middle Ages. The first recorded bearer of the name was dictus Clainhainze, who was a resident of Salem in the year 1282. The young Kleinhans family was instrumental during these formative years, playing a major role in the early history of the region and contributing greatly to the development of medieval Swabian society.

Early History of the Kleinhans family

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Kleinhans Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kleinhenz, Kleinheinz, Kleinhans, Kleinhens and others.

Early Notables of the Kleinhans family

Notables with the surname Kleinhans during this period were

Willibald Kleinhans (b. 1757), a prominent German professor of theology, Franz Xaver Kleinheinz (1772-1832), a famous pianist and composer who lived most of his life in Vienna, and Friedrich Kleinhans...

Kleinhans migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kleinhans Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Ekart Kleinhans, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1778 1
Henry Kleinhans, who arrived in Charles Town, South Carolina in 1782 1

Kleinhans Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Sophia Dorthea Kleinhans, who landed in New York in 1884 1

Citations +

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)