Kleiman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany
Israel

Etymology of Kleiman

What does the name Kleiman mean?

The Yiddish word "kleyn" means 'small'. But many of the compound variations created using "Klein" as a prefix are ornamental or topographical in origin (such as Kleinburg, combining 'small' with 'hill').

Kleiman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Klein, Kleiner, Kleinman, Kleinerman, Klain, Klainer, Klainman, Kline, Kliner, Klyne, Cline, Clyne, Kleinbaum, Kleinber, Kleinberger, Kleinfeld, Kleinhaus and many more.

Kleiman Ranking

In the United States, the name Kleiman is the 14,273^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Kleiman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kleiman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles Kleiman, aged 31, who arrived in Missouri in 1847 2
Zwantje DeGroot Kleiman, aged 19, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 2
Hendrik Kleiman, aged 26, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 2
Henry Kleiman, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1871 2

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)