Klepper

English

Etymology

• As an East German (Silesian) surname, dialectal variant of Klöpfer, Klopfer (“doorknocker”).
• Also as a German surname, from the verb klappern (“to chatter”).
• As a rare German surname, from the noun Klepper (“nag, old horse”).
• As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish קלעפּן (klepn, “to stick”), for which see kleben.

Proper noun

Klepper (plural Kleppers)

1. A surname from German.
   1. A surname from Yiddish

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Klepper is the 13509^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2245 individuals. Klepper is most common among White (93.1%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Keppler, Kreppel

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German, probably kleppen (“to strike rapidly, ring with a sharp sound”) (referring to bells on the harness), probably ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *klappōn (“to strike, clap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛpɐ/

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Noun

Klepper m (strong, genitive Kleppers, plural Klepper)

1. (derogatory) nag (old, useless horse)

   Synonym: Gaul

Declension

Declension of Klepper [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Klepper	die	Klepper
genitive	eines	des	Kleppers	der	Klepper
dative	einem	dem	Klepper	den	Kleppern
accusative	einen	den	Klepper	die	Klepper

Related terms

• klappern

Further reading

• “Klepper” in Duden online
• “Klepper” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache