Category: Klimp Name Study
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Klimp Surname Origin
Upon emigration to the United States, Aron Johansson Edman ended up with the surname of Klimp. Aron and his family had resided in the town of Klimpfjäll in Vilhelmina, Västerbotten, Sweden. Klimp is a shortening of the town's name and the surname continues to this day.
Prevalence
A search of the 1900 Federal Census for the surname Klimp found 49 results.
From these 49 individuals in 1900, there were the group described in the Origin statement above. Additionally, there were a group of Klimps in Kalamazoo, Michigan which originated in the Netherlands. There were 30 individuals in this group of Klimps. There was one individual in Wisconsin with the surname Klimp who was born in Wisconsin to German parents. There were 4 Klimps in Chicago, IL that originated in the Netherlands. There was one individual in Pennsylvania with the surname Klimp and he was born in Russia. The last group of Klimps in the 1900 Census were in Missouri and numbered 6.
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