Klostermann

English

Alternative forms

• Klosterman

Etymology

Borrowed from German Klostermann, an occupational surname for a servant in a monastery, from Kloster (“monastery; cloister”) + Mann (“man”).

Proper noun

Klostermann (plural Klostermanns)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Klostermann is the 35096^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 642 individuals. Klostermann is most common among White (97.66%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Klostermann”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 320.