The kleist Surname

kleist Name Meaning and History

German: probably a habitational name of Slavic origin, from a place near Köslin in Pomerania.

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The kleist name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the kleist family name as far back in history as possible.

kleist Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of kleist Families in the US in 1920

Number of kleist families

49-96

17-48

1-16

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Thread	Author	Replies
GER to MN Paulina Kleist	mtemplin135	1
Car(e)l Wilhelm Eduard Kleist	ewdebruin1	0
Anders Johan Kleist, death 1932 British Columbia	vge57	0
Karl Kleist to US 1853	Mjolby	1
Augusta Kleist	bookkee1	1
von Kleist	Martin Diestler	1
Ewald H. von Kleist	sigurd_von_kleist	2
Kleist - Syracuse, NY	ApplesTree	0
George Kleist, son of Louis Kleist in Shawano Co., Wi	BarbaraSchaefer28	1
GRESHAM, WI. c. 1910-present	Bonni_L	1

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