Klatt
A German surname likely from a nickname or a short form of a personal name, rather than from a place or trade.
The #7,275 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 67,412 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Klatt is a German surname, most likely arising as a shortened or dialectal form of a personal name, or from a nickname based on a local word or sound pattern. In German surname formation, many brief forms like this developed from everyday speech rather than from a single transparent modern meaning. Because the name is short and the historical record is limited here, its exact root is uncertain.
History
The surname is found in German-speaking areas and later appears among German emigrant families abroad, especially in North America. Its present-day distribution is consistent with a surname that developed in Central or Northern German communities and was carried outward by migration. The spelling is relatively stable, though related forms may appear in older records.
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Fun fact
Short surnames like Klatt often preserve older dialect forms that no longer have an obvious meaning in modern German.