Peppler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The present generation of the Peppler family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived in Peplow a small location found in the county of Shropshire. The surname Peppler was originally derived from the Old English word pyppel which referred to those individuals who lived on the pepple hill.

Early Origins of the Peppler family

The surname Peppler was first found in Shropshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Peplow, originally pre-Conquest named Papelau, and conjecturally they are descended from the holder of the manor at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086, Ralph de Mortimer, who held the manor from Earl Roger. A new Peplow Hall was built in Georgian times.

Early History of the Peppler family

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Peppler Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Peppler include Peploe, Peplow, Pepplar, Peppler, Peplor, Pepler, Peplar and many more.

Early Notables of the Peppler family

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Peppler migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Peppler were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Peppler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Peppler, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1858

Peppler migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Peppler Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Richard Peppler, aged 34, a gardener, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Hurunui" in 1877

Contemporary Notables of the name Peppler (post 1700) +

Mary Joan "Mary Jo" Peppler (b. 1944), American gold medalist volleyball player and coach, inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1990
Christopher Daniel "Chris" Peppler (b. 1957), Japanese-born, American radio personality
Albert Patterson Peppler (1922-2015), American football coach and executive; his teams won five National Football League titles