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Early Origins of the Deppen family

The surname Deppen 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 Deppen family

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Deppen 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 Deppen family

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United States Deppen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Deppen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anton Deppen, who arrived in America in 1813-1820 1
  • Heinr Deppen, who arrived in America in 1836 1
  • Joh Georg Heinr Deppen, who landed in America in 1836 1
  • Bern Jos Deppen, who landed in America in 1847 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Deppen (post 1700) +

  • Samuel R. Deppen, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1884 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. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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