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Appel History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Appel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The German surname Appel emerged in the lands that formed the modern state of Lower Saxony, which is presently bordered by the North Sea, the Hartz mountains and the Elbe and Ems rivers. German surnames developed at a time when Lower Saxony, and most of the German provinces, were states of the Holy Roman Empire. At first people used only a single name, but as the population grew and people began to travel, they began to find it necessary to take on an additional name to differentiate themselves. Fairly general principles guided the development of hereditary surnames in Lower Saxony. Two of the common types of family names found in the Prussia are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The surname Appel derived from the German personal name Adalbert, which is itself is linked to the German name Adelad, which means noble and resolute.

Early Origins of the Appel family

The surname Appel was first found in East Friesland and the Lueneburg region, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. From early on, the family owned the estates Masendorf, Midelum, and Albrumswehe in East Friesland. There were three Abbots of this line, of the cloister Ebstorff, who lived between 1574 and 1703. Also, in 1554 Anton von Appel was an Abbot of the cloister St. Michaelis in Lueneburg.

Early History of the Appel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Appel research. Another 150 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1628, 1686, 1724, 1790 and 1792 are included under the topic Early Appel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Appel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Appell, Apel, Apell, Appel, Apele, Appelle, Appelman and many more.

Early Notables of the Appel family

Notables of the time included

Moritz Wilhelm von Appel, of the ancient East Friesland branch of the family, who was a Privy Councillor before becoming the President of East Friesland in 1792
Johann Nepomuk Appell, the Mayor of Ingolstadt and was ennobled in 1790

Appel Ranking

In the United States, the name Appel is the 4,654^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Appel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Appel Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jan Louwrensz Appel, who arrived in New York in 1648 2
Adriaen Appel, who landed in New York in 1649 2

Appel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Andreas Appel, who arrived in New York in 1709 2
Johan Appel, who landed in New York in 1709 2
Johan Hoog Appel, who landed in New York in 1709 2
Henrich Appel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
Joh Appel, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
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Appel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mrs. Adam Appel, who landed in North America in 1836 2
Hienrick Appel, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1844 2
Matthews Appel, aged 31, who landed in Missouri in 1844 2
Adam Appel, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 2
Franz Appel, aged 35, who landed in Missouri in 1848 2
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Appel migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Appel Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

C F Appel, who arrived in Quebec in 1850

Contemporary Notables of the name Appel (post 1700) +

Martin E. Appel (b. 1948), American public relations executive and author
Staci Lynn Appel (b. 1966), American politician, Member of the Iowa Senate (2007-2011)
Colette Appel (b. 1986), American former pair skater
Andrew Wilson Appel (b. 1960), American Eugene Higgins Professor of computer science at Princeton University
Richard James "Rich" Appel (b. 1963), American comedy writer, producer and former attorney; he wrote for the Harvard Lampoon and was executive producer of King of the Hill
Jacob M. Appel (b. 1973), American author, bioethicist, physician, lawyer and social critic, best known for his novel, The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up, which won the Dundee International Book Prize in 2012
Jayne Appel (b. 1988), American three-time gold medalist center for the San Antonio Silver Stars
Kenneth Ira Appel (1932-2013), American mathematician who co-solved one of the most famous problems in mathematics, the four-color theorem
Mark Stewart Appel (b. 1991), American professional baseball pitcher, awarded the 2012 National Pitcher of the Year Award
Mike Appel (b. 1942), American music industry manager and record producer, early manager for Bruce Springsteen
... (Another 8 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Appel family +

Triangle Waist Company

Miss Dora Appel, American garment worker who was working at Triangle Waist Company factory at the Asch building in Greenwich Village on the 25th March 1911 when fire broke out; she survived the fire 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (retrieved on 3rd August 2021.) Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire