Klapproth
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Toponymic surname from a place or dwelling name; bearers: 182+773
/klapʁɔt/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Klapproth is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Germany.
- DEGermany
- USUnited States
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Toponymic surname from a place or dwelling name; bearers: 182+773.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Klapproth is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Toponymischer Familienname aus einem Rodungsort; Typ [Klapp]roth. Bearer count: 4373.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Willy Klapprothb. 1892DEGerman politician (1892–1967)
- Erich Klapprothb. 1894DEGerman farmer (1894-1945)
- Edeltraut Klapprothb. 1909DEGerman painter (1909-2005)
- Walter Klapprothb. 1921DEassociation football player
- Ruedi Klapprothb. 1925CHSwiss writer (1925-2012)
- Helmut Klapprothb. 1928DEGerman politician (1928-2011)
- Stephan Klapprothb. 1958CHSwiss television presenter and journalist
- Thomas Klapprothb. 1965DEGerman lawyer and politician
- Luisa Klapprothb. 2004DEGerman association football player
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 12 sources across 5 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 150 | #109,328 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 125 | #138,300 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 122 | #137,327 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 15 | #45,119 |
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 4 | #71,658 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 3 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 3 | #267,658 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Klapproth mean, and where does it come from?
- Toponymic surname from a place or dwelling name; bearers: 182+773. Recorded by Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 4: Familiennamen nach Herkunft und Wohnstätte.
- How do you pronounce Klapproth?
- A machine transcription gives /klapʁɔt/ (IPA) for German.
- In which country does Klapproth have the most bearers?
- Klapproth is most frequently recorded in Germany.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Klapproth”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.