The Klepper surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,245 people carried this name — #13,509 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 131,600 people counted. That is up 13% from 1,987 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 92 people named Klepper.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 57 people named Klepper live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Klepper in American newspapers,
1904–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,107 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Klepper,
with a public archive behind them.
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Frank B. Klepper 1864–1933 · lawyer -
Leon Klepper 1900–1991 · composer -
Elias Klepper 1655–1677 · student
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Johann Klepper 1868–1949 · tailor
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Johanna Stein 1890–1942
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Jochen Klepper 1903–1942 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Klepper.
- Kleinhans 1,264 · U.S. census
- Kleinmann 257 · U.S. census
- Kleinpeter 706 · U.S. census
- Kleitz 254 · U.S. census
- Klem 2,365 · U.S. census
- Klemm 2,982 · U.S. census
- Klimas 1,032 · U.S. census
- Klimczak 720 · U.S. census
- Klimek 3,492 · U.S. census
- Kling 7,713 · U.S. census
- Klinger 9,179 · U.S. census
- Klingler 3,668 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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