Klomp (surname)
Appearance
Klomp is a Dutch surname.[1] In most cases it is a metonymic occupational surname, originally referring to a klomp maker.[2] Variant (plural) forms of the surname are Klompe and Klompen. To make this surname of humble origin more distinct, some families added an accent (Klompé), as if the name had a French origin.[3] People with this name include:
- Albert Jansz. Klomp (1625–1688), Dutch landscape and animal painter
- Birgit Klomp (born 1940), German freestyle swimmer
- Daan Klomp (born 1998), Dutch football defender
- Johannes Franziskus Klomp (1865–1946), Dutch-born German architect
- René Klomp (born 1974), Dutch football midfielder
- Robbert Klomp (born 1955), Australian rules football player
Klompe / Klompé
- Marga Klompé (1912–1986), Dutch KVP politician; government minister from 1956 to 1971
- Tieme Klompe (born 1976), Dutch football defender
- Theodorus Klompe (1903–1963), Dutch geologist in South East Asia
See also
- De Klomp, neighborhood of Ede, Netherlands
- All pages with titles containing Klomp
References
- ^ Klomp at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 2. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ Klompe (é) at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.