Bopp History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Bopp family

The surname Bopp was first found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation.

Early History of the Bopp family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bopp research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1502 is included under the topic Early Bopp History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bopp Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bopp, Bop and others.

Early Notables of the Bopp family

Notables with the name Bopp during this period were

Sebald Bopp (died 1502), a German painter active around Bambergl

Bopp Ranking

In the United States, the name Bopp is the 9,467^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Bopp migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bopp Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Anna Felicitas Merckle Bopp, who settled in New York in 1717
Johann Jacob Bopp, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750 2
Philip Bopp, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 2
Matthaus Bopp, who arrived in America in 1751 2
Johannes Bopp, who landed in America in 1751 2
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Bopp Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Frederick Bopp, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1805 2
Adam Bopp, who settled in Illinois in 1831
Sebastian Bopp, who landed in Missouri in 1840 2
Andreas Bopp, who arrived in Baltimore in 1844
Mr. Conrad Bopp, aged 27, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Washington"
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Bopp Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Emil B Bopp, who landed in Arkansas in 1906 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Bopp (post 1700) +

Thomas J. Bopp (1949-2018), American astronomer, co-discoverer of the Hale–Bopp comet in 1995
Theodore E. Bopp, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1931
James Bopp Jr. (b. 1948), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 2004, 2008; Member of Republican National Committee from Indiana, 2008
George E. Bopp, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1948
Karl Bopp (1877-1934), German historian of mathematics
Eugen Bopp (b. 1983), German (Ukraine born) footballer
Franz Bopp (1791-1867), German linguist

Citations +

"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)