Klinefelter is a German surname, which is an Anglicisation of Kleinfelder.Dictionary of American Family Names. "Klinefelter Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 20 January 2016. This is a topographic name for a person who worked a smallholding, or a toponymic surname for a person from one of the places called Kleinfeld in Germany.Dictionary of American Family Names. "Kleinfelder Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 20 January 2016. The name may refer to:
Harry Klinefelter (1912–1990), American endocrinologist Henry G. Klinefelter (1843–1910), American politician
See also Klinefelter syndrome Kleinfeld Kleinfeltersville, Pennsylvania
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