Keilholtz Family History

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Keilholtz Name Meaning

German: probably a metonymic occupational name for a joiner or cabinet maker, from the name of a woodworking tool derived from Middle High German kil ‘wedge’, ‘peg’. German: nickname for a crude person, from a technical term for knotty wood, which must be worked with a Keil ‘wedge’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Rebholz, Holtz, Bergholz, Kell, Eichholz, Klotz, Shanholtz, Breinholt

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Keilholtz Family Origin

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Keilholtz Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    27%

  • Dealer In Paints Voils

    9%

  • Grocer

    9%

  • House Painter

    9%

In 1880, the most common Keilholtz occupation in the USA was Farmer. 27% of Keilholtz's were Farmers. Farmer, Dealer In Paints Voils and Grocer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Keilholtz. A less common occupation for the Keilholtz family was House Painter.

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