Show ContentsKlingenstein History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Klingenstein family

The surname Klingenstein was first found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Klingenstein family

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Klingenstein Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Klingenstein, Klingensteins, Klinggenstein, Klingennsteine, Klingensteines, Klingensttein, Kliingenstein, Klinngensttein, Klinggenstein, Klinggensteines, Klingen, Clingen, Clingstein and many more.

Early Notables of the Klingenstein family

Notables of the period with the name Klingenstein were

  • the Klingenstein family of Westphalia


United States Klingenstein migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Klingenstein Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Margaretha Catharina Klingenstein, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1757 1
Klingenstein Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Frederick Klingenstein, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1810
  • Mar Klingenstein, who settled in Baltimore in 1850
  • M. V Klingenstein, who arrived in New York, NY in 1864
  • Carl Klingenstein, who arrived in America in 1870

Contemporary Notables of the name Klingenstein (post 1700) +

  • Alan Klingenstein, American corporate and securities attorney, award-winning film producer, Chairman of Fisher Klingenstein Films, a film and television distribution company


  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)


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