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clipper Name Meaning and History

Probably an altered spelling of German Klipper, a variant of Klipp or Klippert.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The clipper name in History

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Distribution of clipper Families in the US in 1920
Number of clipper families
 8-14
 3-7
 1-2
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 17 - Messages: 49
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clipper ....... Germany ...st louis MO larry 2
Arthur Clipper/ Oklahoma/ Watts, CA Arbutus Buford (Clipper) 2
Clippers/Cleppers in Alabama (Elmore County) JimmieClipper 1
Adam Clipper / Mary Gay Kathleen 2
Walter Julius Clipper lindalaffey 0
Walter Julius Clipper, German artist lindalaffey 0
Louis Clipper rpmhall 0
Clipper Family rosa 12
1870 census clipper 1
Clipper's from St. Louis Matthew J. Clipper 7
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