The holtzclaw Surname
holtzclaw Name Meaning and History
Americanized spelling of German Holzklau, which translates
into modern German as ‘wood thief’, but is probably a nickname for
someone who gathered wood, from Middle High German holz ‘wood’
+ a derivative of kluben ‘to pick up’, ‘gather’, ‘steal’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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 kilgorepickering
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| Frances Holtzclaw |
Dana Braheny
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| HOLTZCLAW Julia F and Fred S |
t42Parkdale
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| Nancy Holtzclaw | Linda Richwine | 1 |
| John L. Holtzclaw |
SUZMAT
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| Eli Holtzclaw 1771-1848 Fauquier Co VA |
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| My Grandmother | Jennifer | 5 |
| Henry Holeslaw |
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| Holtzman?/Holtzclaw? |
lowek_58
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| Holtzclaw | Sonja | 6 |
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