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Early Origins of the Klitsch family

The surname Klitsch was first found in Silesia, where the family was established in 1456.

Early History of the Klitsch family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Klitsch research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1729, 1799, 1826, 1841, 1854, 1868, 1914 and 1926 are included under the topic Early Klitsch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Klitsch Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Klitch, Klitsch, Klitzsch, Klisch, Klich, Kliche, Klitsche, Klicher, Klischer, Klitscher, Klitcher, Klischat, Kliesch, Klietsch, Kliescher and many more.

Early Notables of the Klitsch family

Notables of the period with the surname Klitsch were

  • Theodor Friedrich Klitsche (1799-1868), the son of Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Prussia and Countess Marie Udelheid de la Grange, who was involved in religious and political affairs in Rome between 1826...


United States Klitsch migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Klitsch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Gottlieb Klitsch, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1872 1
  • Henry Klitsch, who settled in Philadelphia in 1873

Canada Klitsch migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Klitsch Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Johann Klitsch, aged 28, who arrived in Quebec in 1778


  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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