Knapper Family History
Knapper Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English knap(p)er(e) an agent derivative of knap(pe) ‘knob hillock’ for someone who lived by a hilltop or hillock; compare Knapp . German (also Knäpper): habitational name for someone from either of two places in Westphalia named Knapp. German (Knäpper): unflattering nickname from an agent derivative of knappen ‘to be stingy’ or in some places ‘to grab or snatch’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022