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Early Origins of the Klockner family

The surname Klockner was first found in Silesia, where the name gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Klockner family

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Klockner Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Klocker, Klockker, Kloccker, Kloocker, Klockere, Klockeres, Klockers, Klockerr, Klockerrs, Kloccker, Clocker and many more.

Early Notables of the Klockner family

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Klockner migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Klockner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Joh Henrich Klockner, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1734 1
  • Caspar Klockner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1740 1
  • Johannes Stefan Klockner, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1750-1753 1
  • Johan Stephan Klockner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 1
  • Johan Stephan Klockner who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Klockner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anton Klockner who settled in Michigan in 1842
  • Anton Klockner, who landed in America in 1858 1


  1. 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)


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