| ![Show Contents]() Zapp History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy Early Origins of the Zapp familyThe surname Zapp was first found in Castelfranco is a town of Emilia in the province of Modena, near Bologna. Outside the town is a massive fort erected by Urban in 1628 which is now used as a prison. The town occupies the site of ancient Forum Gallorum where Octavian and Hirtius defeated Mark Anthony in 43 B.C. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Early History of the Zapp familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Zapp research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1594 is included under the topic Early Zapp History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Zapp Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Zamppareli, Zabarella, Zambarella, Zambarelli, Zamparella, Zampparella, Zamparela, Zampparela, Zaparella, Zapparela, Zapparella, Zaparela, Zambrella, Zamprella, Zamprelli, Zambrelli, Zampreli, Zamprela, Sammpareli, Sambarelli and many more. Early Notables of the Zapp familyMore information is included under the topic Early Zapp Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Zapp migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Zapp Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Robert Zapp, aged 29, who landed in Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "James Edward" 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Zapp (post 1700) | + |
- James Stephen Zapp (1924-2016), nicknamed "Zipper", an African American outfielder who played in the Negro Leagues and minor leagues from 1945 to 1955
| Historic Events for the Zapp family | + |
Bismarck - Hermann Zapp (1919-1941), German Angestellter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2
- 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)
- Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details
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Zapp migration to the United States 
