Kloss

See also: kloss and Kloß

English

Etymology

• As a German surname Klöss, from the personal name Kloss, shortened from Nikolaus. Compare Klos.
• Also as a German surname, from the noun Kloß (“lump, block”).
• Also Germanized from several of Slavic surnames, such as Upper Sorbian kłós, Lower Sorbian kłos, and Polish kłos, all meaning "ear or spike of cereal;" see also Klos.

Proper noun

Kloss (plural Klosses)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kloss is the 10815^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2945 individuals. Kloss is most common among White (95.79%) individuals.

Further reading

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