from the medieval personal name Kiepert, an
altered form of Gebhardt.It has also been suggested that
it is from an agent derivative of Low German Kiep(e), which
denotes a basket designed to be carried slung across the back, hence
an occupational name for a basket maker or peddler.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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