Klausner Family History
Klausner Name Meaning
German: from Middle High German klōsenære klūsenære and German Klausner ‘hermit’ (from Latin clausum ‘cell shut-away place’) hence a topographic name for someone living by a hermit's cell or a byname for a hermit. South German (mainly Austria) and Swiss German: topographic name from Klause ‘narrow pass defile’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Klaus 2 with the Yiddish suffix -ner added to designate a person related to a house of worship or study.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022