Klepper is a surname of

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

origin, which derives from the

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; or ; , shortened as ''Mhdt.'' or ''Mhd.'') is the term for the form of High German, High German language, German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High ...

word kleppern, meaning "to gossip". Alternative spellings include Klepfer, Kloepfer, and Klopfer. The name may refer to: *

Christian Kloepfer Christian Kloepfer (December 22, 1847 – February 9, 1913) was a wholesale merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Wellington South in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1900 as a Conservative. He was bo ...

(1847–1913), Canadian politician * Ed Klepfer (1888–1950), American baseball player * Frank B. Klepper (1864-1933), American politician * Jeff Klepper (born 1953), American musician *

Jochen Klepper Jochen Klepper (22 March 1903 – 11 December 1942) was a German writer, poet and journalist. Life Klepper was born in Beuthen an der Oder, (now Bytom Odrzański in Poland). Suffering from severe asthma, he was schooled at home by his father, a ...

(1903–1942), German writer * John Klepper (1906–1997), American politician * Jordan Klepper (born 1979), American comedian * Leon Klepper (1900-1991), Romanian composer * Steven Klepper (1949–1997), American economics professor

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