Popper History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The Popper surname comes from the Germanic personal name Poppo, Boppo, of uncertain origin and meaning.

Early Origins of the Popper family

The surname Popper was first found in Westphalia, where the name Popper emerged in mediaeval 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. This surname comes from a Germanic personal name Poppo or Boppo of uncertain origin. It was a common given name among the counts of Henneberg and Babenberg in E. Frisia between the 9th and 14th centuries.

Early History of the Popper family

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Popper Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Popp, Poppe, Bopp, Bopf, Popper, Poppen, Poppinga, Poppel, Boppel, Popkema and many more.

Early Notables of the Popper family

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Popper migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Popper Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joh Gerh Popper, who is on record with his four children in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1846
Joh Gerh Popper, who arrived in Cincinnati, Oh in 1846 1
A Cath Christ Popper, who landed in St Louis, Missouri in 1847 1
Veit Popper, aged 43, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1871 1
Bertha Popper, aged 22, who settled in America, in 1892
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Popper Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Arnold Popper, aged 11, who landed in America, in 1903
Adolf Popper, aged 41, who landed in America from London, in 1904
August Popper, aged 43, who settled in America from Vienna, Austria, in 1907
Barbara Popper, aged 54, who landed in America from Haid, Austria, in 1907
Alexander Popper, aged 19, who settled in America from Budapest, in 1907
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Popper migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Popper Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Richard Popper, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Poictiers" in 1848 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Popper (post 1700) +

Kathryn Naomi Popper (1915-2016), born Kathryn Naomi Tropser, an American actress, best known for her roles as a photographer in the 1941 film Citizen Kane
David H. Popper (1912-2008), American diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Cyprus (1969-73)
John Popper, American singer was the front man for "Blues Traveller" beginning in the 1980s
William J. Popper, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 15th District, 1908 3
Irene Popper, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1956 3
David Henry Popper (b. 1912), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus, 1969-73; Chile, 1973-77 3
David Popper (1843-1913), Bohemian cellist and composer
Siegfried Popper (1848-1933), Austrian naval constructor
Josef Popper (1838-1921), Austrian engineer and author
Frank Popper (b. 1918), Czech historian of art and technology
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Citations +

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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) POICTIERS 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Poictiers.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html