Klopfer Explained

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.^[1] 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), American zoologist, civil rights advocate and educator
• Regina Klopfer (1903–1991), Hungarian singer
• Sonya Klopfer (born 1934), 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

Notes and References

1. Dictionary of American Family Names. "Klopfer Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2016.