Klipfel Family History
Klipfel Name Meaning
German: from Middle High German klüpfel klöpfel klüppel ‘mallet cudgel clapper (of a bell)’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cudgels and mallets or clappers for bells or a metonymic occupational name for a butcher a stone-breaker. This name also became established in Greece by followers of King Otto of Bavarian origin.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022