Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. Check marks indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
 
2a. listed usages are verified
Type Surname (from given name, from location & from nickname)
Usage German

Meaning & History

Either from Middle High German klem "narrow, tight", a nickname for miserly person, or from the related klemme "constriction; narrows", a habitational name for someone who lived in a narrow area. Can also be a variant of Klem.
Added 9/29/2024 by jocatchi