Klapper

Borrowed from German Klapper.

Klapper (plural Klappers)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Klapper is the 25381^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 975 individuals. Klapper is most common among White (94.87%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Klapper”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 314.

• Kappler

From Middle High German [Term?]. Synchronically analyzable as derived from the verb klappern.

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Klapper f (genitive Klapper, plural Klappern)

1. rattle (child's toy, musical instrument, of a rattlesnake, etc.), ratchet (noisemaker, musical instrument)

• Klapperschlange

• “Klapper” in Duden online
• “Klapper” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache