The Clapper surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,944 people carried this name — #6,822 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,773 in 2000.

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In print

Clapper in American newspapers,
1899–1900.

Newspaper page from The Mount Holly News carrying the name Clapper
The Mount Holly News 1900-03-13
Newspaper page from The Stark County Democrat carrying the name Clapper
The Stark County Democrat 1900-09-07
Newspaper page from The Stark County Democrat carrying the name Clapper
The Stark County Democrat 1899-12-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,104 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Clapper in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

607 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Clapper. The most, 101, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 208
Victoria 183
New South Wales 91
Western Australia 57
South Australia 47
Tasmania 15
ACT (Canberra) 4
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Clapper.

Who carried it

People named Clapper,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Raymond Clapper
    Raymond Clapper 1892–1944 · journalist
  • Dit Clapper 1907–1978 · ice hockey coach

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Clapper,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States366 records

366 records of the Clapper name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 163
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 93
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 55
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 44
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Warren L. Clapper

    Born 1921. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Macarthur San Pedro, California; pattern maker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Lizette Clapper

    Arrived at New York in 1861 aboard the American Eagle from London, aged 18; servant. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Norman H. Clapper

    Born 1932; from Indianapolis, Indiana. U.S. Marine Corps; killed in action 1950 in Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 366 records for Clapper in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia7 records

7 records of the Clapper name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Desmond Mark Clapper

    Electrician of Glen Waverley, Victoria; died 1985.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hy Clapper

    Sailed from Victoria in 1852 aboard the Augustus Schneider, bound for Adelaide, aged 27.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jane Clapper

    Will registered in Queensland in 1925.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Clapper in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Clapper name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Allan Clapper

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record W. S. Clapper

    Central Ontario Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Soloman Clapper

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Clapper name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Grietje Clapper

    Baptised in 1684 in Wormer.

    Open Archives, Waterlands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Anthoni Clapper

    Baptised in 1699 in Vianen.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Clapper in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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