Knepper is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Knepper
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Germany
Meaning: The name is taken in Moselle, where we also find the Kneppert form. Variant rare: Kneper (08). This may be a variant of Knipper (67, 57, 54), which has appointed a steward, a thrifty. But we think above all a merchant or manufacturer of knives (see Kneib).

How popular is Knepper?

Knepper is common in Germany.

Knepper is ranked 75462 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kneppers grew by 10.9856 per cent to 3930 since 2000 and ranked 8408 after elevating 154 spots. The last name was found in around 13 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.53 96.5
Hispanic or Latino 2.01 1.36
Others 1.5 1.02
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.92 0.54
Black 0.84 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2 0
Knepper is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Luxembourg is ahead in terms of density. Around 5891 people have been found who wears Knepper as their family name. Knepper is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
275,830 Ukraine8
541,660 Russia8
14,126 Colombia3
9,185 Hong Kong2
3,478 Haiti2
65,594 Belgium2
50,640 Switzerland2
123,175 Tanzania1
38,841 Scotland1
58,885 Poland1
17,575 Kuwait1
14,373 Jordan1
31,207 Ireland1
2,505 Congo1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
75,927 England43
124,653 Canada20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
801 Luxembourg66
Countries with hundreds of Knepper:
38,971 France257
14,639 Netherlands190
56,243 Brazil175
Countries with thousands of Knepper:
9,465 United States3,886
7,991 Germany1,210
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Comments

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Rocco Linebarger
Knepper is an Alsatian family name, Knippert variant, designated a thrifty man, a parsimonious administrator, petty.

Knepper Namesakes

    Jimmy Knepper, American jazz trombonist
  • Arnie Knepper, Race car driver
  • Bob Knepper, Baseball player
  • Jimmy Knepper, Trombonist
  • Charlie Knepper, Baseball player
  • Robert Knepper, Actor
  • Jimmy Knepper, Trombonist
  • Jimmy Knepper, Trombonist
  • Liesbeth Kneppers-Heynert, Politician
  • Jimmy Knepper, Trombonist
  • Arnie Knepper, Race car driver

Knepper Namesakes

    Jimmy Knepper, American jazz trombonist
  • Arnie Knepper, Race car driver
  • Bob Knepper, Baseball player
  • Jimmy Knepper, Trombonist
  • Charlie Knepper, Baseball player
  • Robert Knepper, Actor
  • Jimmy Knepper, Trombonist
  • Jimmy Knepper, Trombonist
  • Liesbeth Kneppers-Heynert, Politician
  • Jimmy Knepper, Trombonist
  • Arnie Knepper, Race car driver

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