Knepshield Family History
Knepshield Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Knippschild a nickname for a brave fighter from Low German knippen ‘to shoot flick’ + schild ‘shield’ or for a tavern owner or a beer drinker from the same word denoting a light beer (Weissbier ‘wheat beer’).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022