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Kline Ranking

In the United States, the name Kline is the 770th most popular surname with an estimated 37,305 people with that name. 1


Kline migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kline Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Bernhard Kline, aged 30, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741 2
  • Jacob Kline, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
  • Godfried Kline, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
  • Theobald Kline, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
Kline Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Philip Kline, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1818 2
  • Andrew Kline, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1836 2
  • Francis A Kline, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1838 2
  • Peter Kline, aged 25, who landed in Missouri in 1840 2
  • John Kline, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Kline Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Samuel Kline, who landed in Mississippi in 1900 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Kline (post 1700) +

  • Kevin Delaney Kline (b. 1947), American Academy Award and three-time Tony award winning, two-time BAFTA and five-time Golden Globe nominated stage and film actor, probably best known for his role in A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
  • Sister Consolata M. Kline (1916-2016), American Sister of the Catholic Church and the Executive Director of the St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center
  • Colby Kline, American actress, known for her work on Just Go with It (2011), The Last Boy Scout (1991) and Problem Child (1990)
  • Owen Joseph Kline (b. 1991), American Gotham Award winning actor, known for The Squid and the Whale (2005), The Anniversary Party (2001) and John's Gone (2010)
  • Richard Kline (b. 1944), American actor, known for Three's Company (1977), I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) and Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
  • Forrest Scott Kline (b. 1983), American musician and songwriterlead singer and guitarist
  • Ronald Lee Kline (1932-2002), American Major League Baseball player who played from 1952 to 1970
  • Steven James "Steve" Kline (b. 1972), American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
  • Charles H. Kline (1870-1933), American politician, Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Otis Adelbert Kline (1891-1946), American adventure novelist
  • ... (Another 69 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

USS Arizona
  • Mr. Robert Edwin Kline, American Gunner's Mate Second Class from New York, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 3


Suggested Readings for the name Kline +

  • The Jacob Snyder Family History by Loucile Ruth Mayhew Heckman.
  • Cline-Kline Family by Paul G. Kline.

  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html


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