Klopp
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
German surname, from Middle Low German klopper (“clapper, hammer, bobbin”), from the medieval name Chlodobert, from Frankish for "famously bright," from Proto-Germanic derivatives of Proto-Indo-European *ḱlu-tó-s (“famous”) << *ḱlew- (“to hear”) + *bʰerHǵ- (“to be bright, shine”). Compare Proto-Germanic *hleumô (“hearing”) and *berhtaz (“shining, bright”).
Proper noun[edit]
Klopp (plural Klopps)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Klopp is the 14419th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2073 individuals. Klopp is most common among White (95.75%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Klopp”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 320.