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![Show Contents]() Cappel Surname History
Cappel is a name that first reached England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Cappel family lived in Herefordshire. The name refers to the family's former residence in La Chapelle, Normandy. Early Origins of the Cappel familyThe surname Cappel was first found in Herefordshire where another source claims that name was derived from "the ancestor of Lord Albemarle [who] was Arnord-Joost van Keppel, lord of Voerst, a descendant of one of the most ancient houses in Guerlderland, [Holland] who accompanied King WIlliam III to England in 1688, and was by him advanced to the title still enjoyed by the family. According to 'Folks of Shields,' the name is equivalent to De Capella." 1 Early History of the Cappel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cappel research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1496, 1503, 1511, 1515, 1585, 1586, 1608, 1631, 1638, 1649, 1656, 1658, 1683, 1696, 1697, 1722, 1739 and 1743 are included under the topic Early Cappel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cappel Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Cappel are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Cappel include Capel, Capell, Caple, Cappel, Keppel and others. Early Notables of the Cappel familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was - Louis Cappel (1585-1658), a French Protestant churchman and scholar
 Migration of the Cappel family to Ireland
Some of the Cappel family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Cappel, or a variant listed above:
Cappel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Franz Herm Cappel, who arrived in Missouri in 1847 2
- Adam Cappel, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1853 2
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- Carl Cappel, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908 3
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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