Klingbeil Family History
Klingbeil Name Meaning
German: from Middle High German klingen ‘to ring or sound’ + bīl ‘axe’ literally ‘sound the axe’ a metonymic occupational name for a journeyman carpenter shipwright (or any occupation involving the use of an axe). Journeymen's names often contained a humorous element as they were bestowed at merry promotion parties or ‘christenings’ held to celebrate the recipients successful completion of their apprenticeship.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022