Keppel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The name Keppel, which is a local surname, reveals that the original bearer of the name once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Bohemia, which is now part of Czechoslovakia.The name Bohemia comes from the tribe of the Boii, who were settled in this ancient territory. In the 10th century, the ruling Bohemian dukes became Reichsfuersten, or Princes of the German Empire. In 1198, they were crowned Kings of Bohemia and they became subjects and Electors of the Kaiser. In the early 14th century, Prague became the capital of the Empire.

Early Origins of the Keppel family

The surname Keppel was first found in Bohemia, where the name was an integral part of the feudal society which would shape modern European history. Individual bearers of the name first mentioned in ancient chronicles include Henrich Keppler (c.1365) and Hensel Kepel (c.1382,) both of Prague.

Early History of the Keppel family

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Keppel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Keppler, Kepler, Kaeppler, Kaepler, Kaeppel, Keppel, Kepel, Kepele, Keppner and many more.

Early Notables of the Keppel family

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Keppel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Keppel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Jacob Keppel, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1819 1
Teunis Jan Keppel, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1846 1
Neeltje Keppel, aged 12, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 1
Adriaantje VanRaalte Keppel, aged 45, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 1
Bastiaantje Keppel, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 1
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Keppel 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:

Keppel Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Keppel, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Mandarin" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 21st May 1841 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Keppel (post 1700) +

V. S. Keppel, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912; Member of Wisconsin State Senate, 1925-31 3
Samuel B. Keppel, American politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Berks County, 1891-94 3
Henry Keppel, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908. Entombed at Pine Grove Cemetery, Corry, Pennsylvania 3
Godfrey Keppel Papillon (1867-1942), English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire (1901-1903)
Sir Keppel Archibald Cameron Creswell CBE FBA (b. 1879), English architectural historian
Keppel Enderby "Kep" Enderby QC (b. 1926), Australian esperantist and former leading Australian politician

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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html