The clipper Surname

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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clipper Family Facts

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Distribution of clipper Families in the US in 1920

Number of clipper families

8-14

3-7

1-2

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Thread	Author	Replies
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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