Hepp History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Hepp family

The surname Hepp was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval 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.

Early History of the Hepp family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hepp research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1776 and 1790 are included under the topic Early Hepp History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hepp Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Heppen, Heppener, Heppens, Hepenfest, Heppenheim, Heppenhoven, Hepenstein, Hepper and many more.

Early Notables of the Hepp family

Notable figures of the time with the name Hepp were

the Heppenheim family of Prussia

Hepp Ranking

In the United States, the name Hepp is the 18,661^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]

Hepp migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hepp Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Sebastian Hepp, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741 [2]
Stephan Hepp, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 [2]
Bernhard Hepp, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 [2]
Paulus Hepp, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 [2]
Joh Lunch Hepp, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1771 [2]
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Hepp Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Franz Karl Hepp, who arrived in Brazil in 1846 [2]
Friedrich Hepp, who landed in North America in 1847 [2]
Christian Ludwig Hepp, who arrived in North America in 1847 [2]
Georg Karl Hepp, who arrived in North America in 1851 [2]
Christine Hepp, who landed in North America in 1852 [2]
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Hepp (post 1700) +

Karen Hepp, American anchor & reporter at WTXF in Philadelphia
David Hepp, American journalist and reporter
William H. Hepp, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1957; Candidate for New York State Assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1958 [3]
Everett W. Hepp, American politician, U.S. Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1950-52 [3]
Charles T. Hepp, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1892 [3]
Klaus Hepp (b. 1936), German-born Swiss theoretical physicist
Ferenc Hepp (1909-1980), Hungarian basketball administrator, inductee into the FIBA Hall of Fame

Historic Events for the Hepp family +

Bismarck

Robert Hepp (1920-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking [4]

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details