| ![Show Contents]() Pieper History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland The roots of the ancient Scottish name Pieper are found among the people of a tribe known as the Picts. Pieper is a name for a person who played the bagpipes. "Anciently the name of Pyper was very frequent in Perth, and very Considerable Persons are called by that name in the Charters of the Religious Houses. About the time of the Reformation, the principal Families of that name changed it for Balneaves." 1 Early Origins of the Pieper familyThe surname Pieper was first found in at Innerbundy in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland. However, the family is not exclusively Scottish. The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Henry le Pipere, Oxfordshire; and Adam le Piper, Cambridgeshire. Peter le Pipre, was listed in the Close Roll, 4 Edward I (during the fourth year of King Edward I's reign.) "Whether this was the Peter Piper who originated the alliterative nursery rhyme, 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppercorns,' I cannot say." 2 In Somerset, John le Pipere, and were both listed there 1 Edward III. 3 Much farther to the south in the manor of Liskeard Coleshill was "vested in the Pypers, from whom it passed in marriage with a female heir to the Vyvyans." 4 Early History of the Pieper familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pieper research. Another 303 words (22 lines of text) covering the years 1457, 1546, 1547, 1562, 1565, 1567, 1596, 1609, 1610, 1667 and 1672 are included under the topic Early Pieper History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pieper Spelling VariationsThe appearance of the printing press and the first dictionaries in the last few hundred years did much to standardize spelling. Prior to that time scribes spelled according to sound, a practice that resulted in many spelling variations. Pieper has been spelled Piper, Pyper and others. Early Notables of the Pieper familyMore information is included under the topic Early Pieper Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pieper RankingIn the United States, the name Pieper is the 6,021st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 5
 Pieper migration to the United States | + |
The expense of the crossing to the North American colonies seemed small beside the difficulties of remaining in Scotland. It was a long and hard trip, but at its end lay the reward of freedom. Some Scots remained faithful to England and called themselves United Empire Loyalists, while others fought in the American War of Independence. Much of this lost Scottish heritage has been recovered in the last century through Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important, early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Pieper:
Pieper Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Johann Pieper, who landed in America in 1781 6
- Heinrich Pieper, who arrived in America in 1783 6
- Daniel Pieper, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1794 6
Pieper Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Peter Pieper, aged 42, who landed in New Mexico in 1835 6
- Herm Anton Pieper, who landed in America in 1836 6
- A Cath Marg Pieper, who arrived in Missouri in 1839 6
- John Pieper, who arrived in Mississippi in 1840 6
- Conr Pieper, who landed in America in 1846 6
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Pieper migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 7Pieper Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century- Joh Heinr Pieper, who arrived in Jamaica in 1828 6
| Contemporary Notables of the name Pieper (post 1700) | + |
- Joseph F. Pieper (1877-1959), American politician, Mayor of Covington, Kentucky, 1932-35 8
- Elmer Pieper (b. 1886), American Republican politician, Member of Iowa State House of Representatives from Allamakee County; Elected 1948, 1950 8
- Charles W. Pieper, American Republican politician, Mayor of North College Hill, Ohio, 1972-75; Defeated, 1975 8
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- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
- Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print
- "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)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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