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Kalb Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German
kalp ‘calf’, German Kalb, hence either a metonymic
occupational name for someone who reared calves or a nickname for a
meek or foolish person.Arabic: from kalb ‘dog’; one
of several Arabic protective names that were supposed to frighten the
jinn.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Kalb Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Kalb families
 62 - 121  21 - 61 |
 1 - 20  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Kalb families
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11 - 19 4 - 10 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Kalb Family Origin
Kalb Immigration Information
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Kalb Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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