Klemme Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Before spelling settled in the modern era, so Klemm could easily become Klemme. The family name meaning is “A pet form of Clemens, or someone living by a narrow place”, the same as for Klemm. Klemme adds “e” to Klemm, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

In the 2010 US Census, 1,258 Americans gave Klemme as their last name (rank 20,937). It sits within the 25,000 most common last names in the country.

Arms linked to Klemm and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Klemme surname pack.