Klain History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Israel

Etymology of Klain

What does the name Klain 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').

Klain 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.

Klain migration to the United States +

Klain Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Matthew Klain, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1840 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Klain (post 1700) +

Ronald Alan Klain (b. 1961), American attorney, political consultant, and former lobbyist, 30th White House Chief of Staff (2021-)

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)