Klock Family History
Klock Name Meaning
Dutch and North German:: nickname from Middle Dutch or Low German cloec clo(o)c ‘deft skillful clever’. topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a bell Middle High German glocke Middle Dutch clocke. In some instances this may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a bell maker or bell ringer. nickname from de Kloke ‘the wise one’ from Middle Low German kloke ‘wise person’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022