Kipnis or Kipniss is a Jewish surname. Dictionary of American Family Names suggests it is a corruption of the Ukrainian nickname "kyrponis, kyrponos" (Кирпоніс, Кирпонос) "flat-nosed", which produced the surname Kirponos. Kipnis
Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Kipnis (1891–1978), Russian/Ukrainian/American operatic bass Igor Kipnis (1930–2002), German-born American harpsichordist and pianist Jason Kipnis (born 1987), American baseball player (second baseman; Chicago Cubs) Joel Kipnis (aka JK), producer, writer, soul/R&B guitarist, and recording studio owner Jonathan Kipnis, professor of pathology and immunology at the Washington University School of Medicine Laura Kipnis (born 1956), American professor of media studies at Northwestern University Levin Kipnis (1894–1990), Russian/Ukrainian-born Israeli children's author and poet; winner of the Israel Prize Jeff Kipnis (born 1951), American architectural critic, theorist, designer, film-maker, curator, and educator Menachem Kipnis (1878–1942), Polish singer, critic, and photographer Robert Kipniss (born 1931), American painter and printmaker Yigal Kipnis (born 1949), Israeli historian and author
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