Klein Family History
Klein Name Meaning
German, Dutch (also de Klein(e)) and Jewish (Ashkenazic):
from Middle High German, Dutch, German klein ‘small’, or
Yiddish kleyn. This was a nickname for a person of small
stature, but is also often found as a distinguishing name for a junior
male, usually a son, in names such as Kleinhans and
Kleinpeter. EG, AB, DEB This name is common and widespread
throughout central and eastern Europe.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Klein
Name Distribution of Klein Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Klein families
 1,583 - 3,163  528 - 1,582 |
 1 - 527  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Klein families
|
129 - 255 44 - 128 |
1 - 43 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Klein families
|
4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Klein census records
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Klein Family Origin
Klein Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Klein
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Klein Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Klein census records
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Klein Civil War Service Records
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