Kalkbrenner Family History
Kalkbrenner Name Meaning
German: occupational name for a lime burner from Middle High German kalc ‘chalk lime’ (see Kalk ) + brenner ‘burner’. Lime (calcium carbonate) is a product of some historical importance obtained from limestone by heating (‘burning’). It had various agricultural domestic and industrial applications including fertilizing soil treating furniture bleaching and making mortar.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022