Kloss Family History
Kloss Name Meaning
from the south and eastern German personal name
Kloss, a short form of Nikolaus, German form of
Nicholas. Compare Klos. The form Klöss is
found in Württemberg and Rhineland.nickname from Sorbian
klos ‘lanky child’ (literally ‘stalk’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Kloss Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Kloss families
 28 - 53  10 - 27 |
 1 - 9  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Kloss families
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7 - 11 3 - 6 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Kloss Family Origin
Kloss Immigration Information
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Kloss Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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