Kleingartner Family History

German: occupational name for someone who worked a small plot of land or a small vineyard.

It is derived from the Middle High German term klein, which means ‘small’, combined with garten, meaning ‘enclosure’.

The name is further modified by the addition of the agent suffix -er.

This reflects the role of individuals engaged in tending to small agricultural or viticultural spaces.

Such names often highlight the significance of the individual's profession and the land they worked.