Klein

E32247

family name surname

Klein is a common German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname borne by many notable figures across politics, arts, science, and business.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	family name ⓘ surname ⓘ
category	Ashkenazi surnames ⓘ German-language surnames ⓘ Surnames of Jewish origin ⓘ Yiddish-language surnames ⓘ
derivesFrom	Middle High German word "kleine" ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Ashkenazi Jews ⓘ surface form: Ashkenazi Jewish German ⓘ
etymologicalType	nickname-derived surname ⓘ
frequency	common in German-speaking countries ⓘ
genderAssociation	unisex ⓘ
hasVariant	Cline ⓘ Klein self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kleijn Kleine ⓘ Klein self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kleinová Klein self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kline
isDescriptive	yes ⓘ
isOccupational	no ⓘ
isPatronymic	no ⓘ
isToponymic	no ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	German ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ
meaning	small ⓘ
notableBearer	Calvin Klein ⓘ Felix Klein ⓘ Gerard Klein ⓘ Herbert Klein ⓘ Lawrence Klein ⓘ Melanie Klein ⓘ Naomi Klein ⓘ Oskar Klein ⓘ Yves Klein ⓘ
notableBearersIn	arts ⓘ business ⓘ politics ⓘ science ⓘ
script	Latin alphabet ⓘ
usageRegion	Austria ⓘ Canada ⓘ Central Europe ⓘ Eastern Europe ⓘ Germany ⓘ Israel ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
usedByReligion	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Felix Klein → familyName → Klein ⓘ

Naomi Klein → familyName → Klein ⓘ

Klein → hasVariant → Klein self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kline

Klein → hasVariant → Klein self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kleinová

Klein → hasVariant → Klein self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kleijn