Klim
See also: klim
English
Etymology
- As a Polish and Lower Sorbian surname, from the personal name Kliment, from Latin Clemens. Compare Clement.
- As a German surname, from Klemme (“to press, clamp”) and klimmen (“to climb”).
Proper noun
Klim (plural Klims)
- a transliteration of the Russian male given name Кли́м (Klím).
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Klim is the 32169th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 717 individuals. Klim is most common among White (95.54%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Klim”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 318.