Kluge (family name)

Kluge is a family name from the German-speaking area.

Origin and meaning

Kluge is a nickname for Middle High German kluoc (fine, clever, wise or stately, brave, cunning), see also Klugheit .

variants

Variants or closely related names to Kluge are: Cluge , Klug , Klugmann , Klugman , Klok , Kloke , Klook , Klooke and Klügel .

distribution

In Germany, based on the relative frequency, the name is particularly widespread in the eastern federal states, with a focus on Saxony .

Name bearer

A.

Alexander Kluge (* 1932), German filmmaker and writer
Alexandra Kluge (1937–2017), German doctor and actress
André Kluge (* 1959), German racing cyclist
Anja Kluge (* 1964), German rower
Annette Kluge (* 1967), German business psychologist and university professor
Anselm Kluge (* 1950), German musician, composer and producer
Arnd Kluge (* 1961), German historian
Arndt Kluge (1942–2008), German athlete
Arne Kluge (* 1969), German biathlete and cross-country skier
Arnold G. Kluge (* 1935), American zoologist

B.

Bernd Kluge (* 1949), German numismatist
Bernhard Kluge (1928–2017), German painter and draftsman

C.

Carl Alexander Ferdinand Kluge (1782–1844), German surgeon and obstetrician
Carl Emil Kluge (1830–1864), German mineralogist and volcanologist
Christian Gottlieb Kluge the Elder (also Christian Gottlieb Cluge ; 1699–1759), German theologian
Christian Gottlieb Kluge the Younger (1742–1824), German theologian and educator
Cornelia Kluge ( Cornelia Kluge-Kausch ), German cabaret artist

D.

Dietrich Kluge , German film producer

E.

Edmut Kluge (1933–2019), German writer
Eleonore Lingnau-Kluge (1913–2003), German painter
Ernst Kluge (statistician) ( Ernst Rudolph Kluge ; 1838–1906), German statistician
Ernst Kluge (physician) (1908 – after 1977), German neurologist, psychologist and university professor
Ewald Kluge (1909–1964), German motorcycle racing driver

F.

Friedrich Kluge (1856–1926), German linguist and etymologist

G

Gabriele Kluge (* 1949), German pop singer
Gerhard Kluge (physicist) (1934–2011), German physicist
Gerhard Kluge (literary scholar) (* 1935), German Germanist
Günter Kluge (* 1938), German soccer player
Günther von Kluge (1882–1944), German officer
Günther Kluge (local history researcher) (1928–2013), German local history researcher
Gustav Kluge (* 1947), German painter and university professor

H

Hans-Georg Kluge (* 1953), German lawyer and politician (CDU)
Heinz Kluge (handball player) (1921-2001), German handball player
Heinz Kluge (politician) (1924–2014), German politician (SED), Lord Mayor of Cottbus
Heinz Kluge (biathlete) (* 1938), German biathlete
Heinz-Jürgen Kluge (* 1941), German physicist
Hermann Kluge (1832–1914), German teacher, librarian and literary historian

J

Jerker Kluge (* 1974), German jazz musician
Johann Daniel Kluge (theologian) (1701–1768), German theologian, teacher and hymn poet
Johann Daniel Kluge (civil servant) (1739–1797), German civil servant, archivist, writer and translator
John Kluge (1914-2010), German-American businessman
Jürgen Kluge (water polo player) (* 1939), German water polo player
Jürgen Kluge (manager) (* 1953), German manager and business consultant

K

Karl Kluge (composer) (1889–1960), German composer
Karl Kluge (athlete) (1925-2010), German athlete
Karl Emil Theodor Kluge (1860–1907), German cigar manufacturer and politician, MdL Saxony, see Theodor Kluge (politician)
Karl-Heinrich Kluge (1915–2005), German painter and graphic artist
Karl-Heinz Kluge (1929–2005), German football player and coach
Karl-Josef Kluge (* 1933), German educationalist and university professor
Klaus-Jürgen Kluge (1948–1969), German fatality on the Berlin Wall
Kurt Kluge (1886–1940), German poet and sculptor

L.

Laura Kluge (* 1996), German ice hockey player

M.

Manfred Kluge (1928–1971), German composer, church musician and music theorist
Martin Kluge (* 1968), German actor
Mathias Franc Kluge (* 1980), German historian
Max von Kluge (1856–1934), German lieutenant general
Max Kluge (* 2001), German actor
Mike Kluge (* 1962), German racing cyclist

N

Norbert Kluge (* 1935), German educator and sex researcher

P

Peer Kluge (* 1980), German soccer player
Peter Kluge (* 1968), American actor

R.

Reinhard Kluge (archivist) (* 1933), German archivist and historian
Reinhard Kluge (mathematician) , German mathematician
Roger Kluge (* 1986), German racing cyclist
Rolf-Dieter Kluge (* 1937), German Slavist
Rudolf Kluge (1889–1945), German administrative lawyer and politician (NSDAP)

S.

Sophie Kluge (* 1983), German director, screenwriter and film producer
Stefan Kluge (* 1968), German physician
Steffen Kluge (* 1964), German artist and photographer
Susanne Kluge-Paustian (* 1966), German journalist, presenter and reporter

T

Theodor Kluge (politician) ( Karl Emil Theodor Kluge ; 1860–1907), German cigar manufacturer and politician, MdL Saxony
Theodor Kluge (linguist) (1880–1959), German linguist and orientalist
Thomas Kluge (environmental researcher) (* 1948), German social scientist and environmental researcher
Thomas Kluge (soccer player) (* 1966), German soccer player
Thomas Kluge (painter) (* 1969), Danish painter

U

Ulrich Kluge (* 1935), German historian and university professor in Dresden

V

Volker Kluge (* 1944), German sports journalist

W.

Waldemar Kluge (1904–1978), German head of office and politician (GB / BHE, SPD)
Walter Kluge († 1944), German luge and resistance fighter
Walther Kluge (1882–1952), German educator and journalist
Wolfgang von Kluge (1892–1976), German lieutenant general
Wolfgang Kluge (physicist) (* 1939), German physicist and university professor
Wolfgang Kluge (painter) (* 1948/1949), German painter

literature

Hellfritzsch, Volkmar (2007): Personal names of South West Saxony. The personal names of the cities of Zwickau and Chemnitz up to 1500 and their linguistic significance. Leipzig, p. 136.
Kunze, Konrad / Nübling, Damaris (Ed.) (2016): German Surname Atlas. Volume 5: Family names by occupation and personal characteristics. Berlin and Boston, pp. 886-890 and pp. 906-907.

Web links

namenforschung.net: Kluge