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English
Etymology
From the Dutch and German surname, variant of Klomp, from the noun klomp.
Proper noun
Klump (plural Klumps)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Klump is the 18198th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1529 individuals. Klump is most common among White (95.68%) individuals.
German
Etymology
See the main lemma.
Noun
Klump m (strong or mixed, genitive Klumps or Klumpes, plural Klümpe or Klumpen)
- (dated outside expressions) Alternative form of Klumpen (“lump, clump”)
- einen alten Schrank zu Klump hauen ― to smash an old cupbaord (literally, “to beat an old cupboard into a lump”)
- einen Wagen zu Klump fahren ― to wreck a car (literally, “to drive a car into a lump”)
Usage notes
- As above, now mainly used with zu in the sense of “something utterly destroyed”.
Declension