The name Kleinert comes from the German province known as the
Rhineland. In pre-medieval times, the German people used only one name, but as the population increased,
hereditary surnames became necessary for people to maintain unique identities. Kleinert is a
nickname surname, a style of name based on an eke-name, or added name, that described a characteristic of its original bearer. Kleinert is a name for a small or short person deriving its origin from the German word "klien," which means "small."
Early Origins of the Kleinert family
The surname Kleinert was first found in the
Rhineland, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.
Early History of the Kleinert family
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Kleinert Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Klein, Kleinn, Kleine, Kleinne, Kleyn, Kleynn, Kline, Clein, Clein, Cline, Kleiner, Klinertz and many more.
Early Notables of the Kleinert family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Kleinert family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Kleinert Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Christoph Kleinert, who arrived in America in 1780 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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) - Carl Kleinert, who landed in America in 1783 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Kleinert Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Rudolf Kleinert, who landed in Kentucky in 1882 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Contemporary Notables of the name Kleinert (post 1700)
- Karen Kleinert, American Democrat politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1996 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - Paul Kleinert (1837-1920), German theologian and professor at the University of Berlin
- Hagen Kleinert (b. 1941), German, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Free University of Berlin (1968-)