Klepper

• 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.

Klepper (plural Kleppers)

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

• 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.

• Keppler, Kreppel

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛpɐ/

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Klepper m (strong, genitive Kleppers, plural Klepper)

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

   Synonyms: Kracke, Mähre, (broader) Gaul, Zosse

• klappern

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