What's in a name?

I have always been curious about my family name - Kland. It is quite unusual. My goal is to find my family origins. According to family tradition, my paternal grandfather received the name Kland from his mother's previous husband since the father and she weren't married. So it is possible that I should be a Faustmann. However, the origins of this name are also a mystery.

Many unanswered questions, such as these, remain about my family origins which I hope to uncover through my research. Along with new discoveries, I will also be posting items I have learned over the past two years of work so that this will be as complete as possible a record of my family. I hope you will enjoy the journey.