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
• Bart Klomp (born 1999), Dutch curler
• Birgit Klomp (born 1940), German freestyle swimmer
• Carmen Klomp-Wearne (born 1975), Australian rower
• Daan Klomp (born 1998), Dutch football defender
• Johannes Franziskus Klomp [de ; pl] (1865–1946), Dutch-born German architect
• Nick Klomp, Australian academic administrator
• 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. Vol. 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.