# Kloss

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #54,286

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.

## Etymology
* As a German surname Klöss, from the personal name Kloss, shortened from Nikolaus. Compare Klos.
* Also as a German surname, from the noun Kloß (“lump, block”).
* Also Germanized from several of Slavic surnames, such as Upper Sorbian kłós, Lower Sorbian kłos, and Polish kłos, all meaning "ear or spike of cereal;" see also Klos.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kloss