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Etymology of Klingman

What does the name Klingman 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').

Klingman 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.


Klingman migration to the United States +



Klingman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Georg Klingman, aged 27, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
  • Hans George Klingman, aged 24, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
  • Kathrina Klingman, aged 24, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
  • Thoredea Klingman, aged 25, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
  • Peter Klingman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1762 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Klingman (post 1700) +

  • Mark "Moogy" Klingman (1950-2011), American musician and songwriter
  • Homer Klingman, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Ionia County, 1960 2


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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