The klem Surname

klem Name Meaning and History

from a short form of the personal name Klemens (see Clement).
respelling of Klemm.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The klem name in History

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

klem 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 klem Families in the US in 1920

Number of klem families

42-82

15-41

1-14

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Thread	Author	Replies
Klem family of Rochester/ Webster	Krazy_d77	2
Obit; Samuel Klem	woodsman1953	0
Michael Klem	DMKEMMONS	14
klem help	sheena	2
Klem	Anne Bowie	1
Klem Family from Kittersburg, Baden Germany	jo2fitz	4
KLEM & BILLEY from Alberta, Canada 1917-2003	Annamari_Miles	0
Klemm	jpeecher_1	0
Obit. Earl J. Klem	KAYROM	0
john & Rosa Kleeme Studt	dragonasbreath	0

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