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The name Harrupp is an old Anglo-Saxon name. It comes from when a family lived in the small hamlet of Harrup, in the county of Cheshire.

Early Origins of the Harrupp family

The surname Harrupp was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Harrup a small hamlet in Cheshire. Many historians have conjectured about the origin of this name, including definitions such as, an abbreviation of Harehope found in Northumberland, but this name is believed to be of an ancient Cheshire family which has held a family seat in that county for at least one thousand years.

Early History of the Harrupp family

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Harrupp Spelling Variations

Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Harrupp were recorded, including Harrap, Harrop, Harehope, Harropp, Harrupp, Harupp, Haropp and many more.

Early Notables of the Harrupp family

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West Indies Harrupp 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. 1
Harrupp Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century
  • John Harrupp, who settled in Barbados in 1685




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