Klimas: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Many Klimas families will find their roots under Klimek, the form most records use. The family name meaning is “Little Clement”, the same as for Klimek. Records show Klimas as one of the forms Klimek took over time. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Klimczak, Klimmek and Klimeck.

Klimas ranked 24,305 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,032 people answering to the name. French birth records list 107 children named Klimas between 1891 and 2000.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Klimek surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Klimas family name pack.