The surname Kleinschmit is a ancient and distinguished German surname, coming from the region of Rhineland. The name is an old occupational name for a manufacturer of small metal items such as nails, needles, small locks, or bells, and would likely have been originally borne by an apprentice of this trade.
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Early Origins of the Kleinschmit family
The surname Kleinschmit was first found in the Rhineland, where the name is thought to have originated. The young Kleinschmit family was instrumental during this early period, playing a crucial role in the development of medieval German society.
Early History of the Kleinschmit family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kleinschmit research. Another 152 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1135, 1358, 1372, 1812, 1864 and 1878 are included under the topic Early Kleinschmit History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Kleinschmit Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Kleinschmidt, Kleinschmit, Kleinschmiedt, Kleinschmït, Kleinschmitt, Kleinschmid and many more.
Early Notables of the Kleinschmit family
the Kleinschmit de Lengefeld family of Waldeck, raised to baronage in 1878
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Migration of the Kleinschmit family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Melchior Kleinschmid and Karl August Kleinschmitt, Hessian mercenaries who settled in America after fighting in the Revolutionary War; Ludewig Kleinschmit, who took an oath of allegiance in Philadelphia in 1816.
