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Klinge Surname Meaning

German: topographic name for someone who lived in a valley or ravine or near a mountain stream, Middle High German klinge ‘murmuring brook’. There are many places called with this word and the surname may also be a habitational name from any of them.

North German: topographic name for someone living near a ford or on boggy moorland from Low German klinge ‘ford, muddy heath’ or a habitational name from Klinge in Schleswig-Holstein, Klingen, or any of several other places containing the element klinge ‘ford’.

German and Danish: metonymic occupational name for a cutler or swordsmith from Middle High German klinge ‘metal blade, sword’ (a late derivative of klingen ‘to ring or clatter’).

Germanized form of Sorbian Klinka (see Klinke).

Dutch: topographic name meaning ‘sandy hill’ or a habitational name from any of the places called Klinge in East Flanders and Zeeland. Swedish: variant of Kling.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Klinge families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Klinge family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Klinge families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 4 Klinge families living in London. This was about 57% of all the recorded Klinge's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Klinge families in 1891.
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What did your Klinge ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Klinge. 100% of Klinge women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, Klinge life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Klinge in 1950 was 33, and 83 in 2004.

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