Släkthistoria för Cloward
Cloward Vad efternamn betyder
Americanized form of an unidentified surname possibly:: German Klauert or Glauert from an ancient Germanic personal name composed of Old High German glou ‘sharp witted’ + hart ‘strong’. Flemish Clauwaert a derivative of Dutch klauw ‘claw’ (referring to the heraldic claw of a lion) denoting a member of the medieval militia from Gent.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
