Klomp (surname)

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
  1. Klomp at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
  2. Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. 2. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. Klompe (é) at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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