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Early Origins of the Deppe family

The surname Deppe was first found in Hanover, where this family made important contributions toward the development of this district from ancient times. Always prominent in social and political affairs, the family formed alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation. A branch of this family is said to have migrated to East Prussia with the knights of the Teutonic Order in 1410.

Early History of the Deppe family

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Deppe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Depner, Daepner, Dapner, Deppner, Depener, Deppe, Depper, Deppen, Depke, Depken, Doepke, Doepker, Toepner and many more.

Early Notables of the Deppe family

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United States Deppe migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Deppe Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Valentin Deppe, who arrived in Georgia in 1741 1
Deppe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anton Deppe, who landed in America in 1844 1
  • M Deppe, aged 50, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1845 1
  • August Deppe, aged 54, who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Franziska" 1
  • Carl Deppe, aged 18, who landed in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Franziska" 1
  • Carl Philipp Deppe, who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Franziska" 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Deppe (post 1700) +

  • Theodore Deppe, American poet and professor
  • Ulrike Deppe (b. 1953), West German three-time gold medalist World Championship slalom canoer
  • Hans Deppe (1897-1969), German actor and film director
  • Ferdinand Deppe (1794-1861), German naturalist, explorer and painter
  • Royce Deppe (b. 1965), retired professional tennis player from South Africa

Bismarck
  • Georg Deppe (1917-1941), German Matrosenhauptgefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2


  1. 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)
  2. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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