Knepper Family History
Knepper Name Meaning
German (Westphalia): probably an occupational name for a cobbler from Middle Low German knīp ‘knife of a bent shape’. nickname from a dialect word meaning ‘stork’ in Uckermark region. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Yiddish knop ‘large button’ + the agent suffix -er.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022