Klopfer
Sign in to saveKlopfer is a German occupational surname, derived from the Middle High German klopfen, meaning "to pound, bang, or hammer", and thus indicating a person in the clothing trade, mining or metal working. Notable people with the surname include:
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Klopfer is a German occupational surname, derived from the Middle High German klopfen, meaning "to pound, bang, or hammer", and thus indicating a person in the clothing trade, mining or metal working. Notable people with the surname include: Bruno Klopfer (1900–1971), German psychologist Donald S. Klopfer (1902–1986), American businessman Eric Klopfer (born 1970), American educator Eugen Klöpfer (1886–1950), German actor George Klopfer (1940–2019), American physician Gerhard Klopfer (1905–1987), German Nazi official Goetz Klopfer (born 1942), American race walker Heini Klopfer (1918–1968), German architect Klopfer (writer) (born 1980), pseudonym of German writer Christian Schmidt Peter Klopfer (born 1930), German-born American zoologist, civil rights advocate and educator Regina Klopfer (1903–1991), Hungarian singer Sonya Klopfer (1934–2025), American figure skater Wilhelm Klopfer (born 1901), Swiss rower
==See also== Klöpfer, another name for the Swiss wine grape Räuschling Schulklopfer, defunct Jewish communal role
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