| ![Show Contents]() Cline History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of ClineWhat does the name Cline mean? The Yiddish word "kleyn" means 'small'. But many of the compound variations created using "Klein" as a prefix are ornamental or topographical in origin (such as Kleinburg, combining 'small' with 'hill'). Cline Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Klein, Kleiner, Kleinman, Kleinerman, Klain, Klainer, Klainman, Kline, Kliner, Klyne, Cline, Clyne, Kleinbaum, Kleinber, Kleinberger, Kleinfeld, Kleinhaus and many more. Cline Rankingthe United States, the name Cline is the 595th most popular surname with an estimated 49,740 people with that name. 1
| Cline migration to the United States | + |
Cline Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hendrick Cline, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
- Joh Cline, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
- Johanis Cline, aged 44, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
- Mathias Cline, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
- John Fredk Cline, aged 20, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1741 2
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Cline Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Thomas Cline, aged 27, who landed in Missouri in 1839 2
- J Cline, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
- Elizabeth Cline, aged 23, who landed in New York in 1854 2
- Margaret Cline, aged 18, who landed in New York in 1854 2
- James Cline, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1855 2
| Cline migration to Canada | + |
Cline Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mrs. Elizabeth Cline, "Clyne" U.E. (b. 1760) born in Germany from German Flatts, USA who settled in Carleton Island, Saint Lawrence River, Ontario [New York] c. 1779; she was widowed before making the journey to Canada with her 6 children, in 1781 she remarried John Nicholas Weitzel in Kingston, Ontario he died in 1796 leaving her a widow again as such moved the family to Stormont County 3
- Mr. George Cline U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 3
- Mr. John Cline U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 3
- Mr. Adam Cline U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 3
| Cline migration to Australia | + |
Cline Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. Andrew Cline, (Clyne), (b. 1777), aged 53, Irish ploughman who was convicted in Westmeath, Ireland for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Edward" on 17th October 1830, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1832 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cline (post 1700) | + |
- Patsy Cline (1932-1963), born Virginia Patterson Hensley, American country music singer, the first female solo artist inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame, she was killed in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins
- J Michael Cline (1960-2024), American businessman, founder of Fandango Media, LLC is an American ticketing company in 2000
- Madelyn Renee Cline (b. 1997), American actress and model, known for her roles as Sarah Elizabeth Cameron on the Netflix teen drama series Outer Banks (2020-) and as Whiskey in Rian Johnson's mystery film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
- Naomi Sue Cline (1946-2021), American politician, Republican member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 9th district from January 22, 2016 to 2020
- Christopher Cline (1958-2019), American billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Isaac Monroe Cline (1861-1955), American chief meteorologist at the Galveston, Texas office of the US Weather Bureau from 1889 to 1901
- Edward Cline (b. 1946), American novelist and essayist
- Catherine Ann Cline (1927-2005), American historian of contemporary Britain
- Nels Cline (b. 1956), American guitarist and composer
- ... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Historic Events for the Cline family | + |
HMS Queen Charlotte - Mr. James Cline, British seaman who was aboard the ship "HMS Queen Charlotte" off the coast of Capraia, Italy when she caught fire on the 17th March 1800; listed as survived
- Mr. John Cline, British seaman who was aboard the ship "HMS Queen Charlotte" off the coast of Capraia, Italy when she caught fire on the 17th March 1800; listed as survived
| Suggested Readings for the name Cline | + |
- Cline-Kline Family by Paul G. Kline.
- Descendants and Family of William Cline (1746-1853) by William Du Bois.
- "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)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th November 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/edward
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