Klepper

Klepper

Origin
Language(s)	German
Meaning	Gossip
Region of origin	Germany
Other names
Variant form(s)	Klopfer, Kloepfer, Klepfer

Klepper is a surname of German origin, which derives from the Middle High German word kleppern, meaning "to gossip". Alternative spellings include Klepfer, Kloepfer, and Klopfer. The name may refer to:

• Christian Kloepfer (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 (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

See also

• 7130 Klepper, a main-belt asteroid
• Klepper canoe
• Klepper (TV series)