Kloeppel Family History
Kloeppel Name Meaning
German (Klöppel): from Klöppel ‘clapper’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a bell-ringer or any craftsman using a clapper-like instrument in his work. Compare Klopfer . The same word was also used to denote a clumsy youth and the surname could equally have arisen from a nickname with this sense.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022