Klingensmith Name Meaning and History
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German: Partly Americanized form of the German surname Klingenschmidt, an occupational name for a swordsmith or cutler, from Middle High German klinge "blade", "sword" + smit "smith".
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Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Klingenstein, Klingensteins, Klinggenstein, Klingennsteine, Klingensteines, Klingensttein, Kliingenstein, Klinngensttein, Klinggenstein, Klinggensteines, Klingen, Clingen, Clingstein and many more.
First found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.
The Klingensmith family line has been traced to the late 1500s in the United States with some of the spouse tracings orginating in Germany. The early Klingensmiths lived in and around an area of present day Philadelphia, Pensyslvania known as "Old German Town".
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