Klopfer Family History

Klopfer Surname Meaning

South German (also Klöpfer) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from Middle High German klopfære German Klo(e)pfer a noun derivative of Middle High German klopfen ‘to pound bang or hammer’. This could denote someone working in the wool, hemp, or millinery trades, a miner, metal worker, or hunter.

For Jews, it can also refer to the occupation of one who knocks, calling people to synagogue, called shulkloper, shulkleper in Yiddish, Germanized to Schulklopfer.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Klepper, Klopf, Kupfer, Klepfer, Kipfer, Klapper, Kloster, Hopfer, Kober, Kroner

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3K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Klopfer family from?

You can see how Klopfer families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Klopfer family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1840 and 1920. The most Klopfer families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 3 Klopfer families living in London. This was 100% of all the recorded Klopfer's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Klopfer families in 1891.

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What did your Klopfer ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Secretary were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Klopfer. 16% of Klopfer men worked as a Farmer and 24% of Klopfer women worked as a Secretary. Some less common occupations for Americans named Klopfer were Machinist and Clerk.

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Farmer

16%

Salesman

13%

Laborer

10%

Machinist

Secretary

24%

Housewife

20%

Waitress

15%

Clerk

15%

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Census Record

There are 3K census records available for the last name Klopfer. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Klopfer census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Klopfer. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 2K military records available for the last name Klopfer. For the veterans among your Klopfer ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Klopfer lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Klopfer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Klopfer in 1944 was 40, and 79 in 2004.

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Klopfer Surname Meaning

For Jews, it can also refer to the occupation of one who knocks, calling people to synagogue, called shulkloper, shulkleper in Yiddish, Germanized to Schulklopfer.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Klopfer family from?

What did your Klopfer ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

16%

Salesman

13%

Laborer

10%

Machinist

Secretary

24%

Housewife

20%

Waitress

15%

Clerk

15%

What Klopfer family records will you find?

What is the average Klopfer lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Klopfer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Klopfer in 1944 was 40, and 79 in 2004.

Klopfer Family History

Klopfer Surname Meaning

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Klopfer Surname Meaning

48,000 record(s) for Klopfer

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Where is the Klopfer family from?

What did your Klopfer ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Klopfer family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Klopfer lifespan?

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