Klaiber History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Israel

Etymology of Klaiber

What does the name Klaiber 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').

Klaiber Spelling Variations

Spelling 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.

Klaiber migration to the United States +

Klaiber Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Johann Klaiber, who landed in Ohio in 1853 1
Johann L Klaiber, who arrived in New York, NY in 1853 1

Klaiber migration to Canada +

Klaiber Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Michael Klaiber, aged 20, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1902

Sources +

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)