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Klopfer Family History

Klopfer Name Meaning

South German (also Klöpfer) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from Middle High German klopfære German Klo(e)pfer a noun derivative of Middle High German klopfen ‘to pound bang or hammer’. This could denote someone working in the wool hemp or millinery trades a miner metal worker or hunter. For Jews it can also refer to the occupation of one who knocks calling people to synagogue called shulkloper shulkleper in Yiddish Germanized to Schulklopfer.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Klepper, Klopf, Kupfer, Klepfer, Kipfer, Klapper, Kloster, Hopfer

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You can see how Klopfer families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Klopfer family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1840 and 1920. The most Klopfer families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there was 1 Klopfer family living in Ohio. This was 100% of all the recorded Klopfer's in USA. Ohio had the highest population of Klopfer families in 1840.

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What did your Klopfer ancestors do for a living?

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

Farmer
16%
Salesman
13%
Laborer
10%
Machinist
8%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

Secretary
24%
Housewife
20%
Waitress
15%
Clerk
15%

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Klopfer. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Klopfer. For the veterans among your Klopfer ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Klopfer lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Klopfer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Klopfer in 1944 was 40, and 79 in 2004.

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