Kleinfeld History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Israel

Etymology of Kleinfeld

What does the name Kleinfeld 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').

Kleinfeld 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.

Kleinfeld migration to the United States +

Kleinfeld Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannes Kleinfeld, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 1

Kleinfeld Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

T Kleinfeld, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Kleinfeld (post 1700) +

Philip M. Kleinfeld (b. 1894), American Democratic Party politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1922; Member of New York State Senate 4th District, 1923-41 2
Eric Kleinfeld, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Democratic National Committee from District of Columbia, 2008; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 2008 3

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html