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in reply to a message by TrueBrit
This is, without doubt, a version of the English surname, Clavinger, which means a "keeper of keys". Armed with this new spelling you may be more successful in searching the web.
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I have to add something to the previous explanation. The Latin Claviger can also mean "club Bearer" (clavis = "key", clava = "club"). Reaney's dictionary gives both meanings, i.e., "keeper of keys" and "mace bearer", both ceremonial offices I suppose.
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