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![Show Contents]() Lepp History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The Lepp surname was no doubt an occupational name for someone who worked as a "law-page. Probably an apparitor or summoner, a servant of the law." 1 Early Origins of the Lepp familyThe surname Lepp was first found in Yorkshire, where Johannes Lawpage was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rrolls of 1379. 1 Christopher Lawpage was listed in Norfolk, but no date or location was given. 2 Early History of the Lepp familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lepp research. Another 148 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1379, 1568, 1778, 1787 and 1798 are included under the topic Early Lepp History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lepp Spelling VariationsSpelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Lepp have been found, including Lappage, Lapage, Lappadge, Lapidge, Lawpage, Lapish, Lepage and many more. Early Notables of the Lepp familyMore information is included under the topic Early Lepp Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Lepp migration to the United States | + |
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Lepp, or a variant listed above:
Lepp Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Michael Lepp, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1773 3
Lepp Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Matthias Lepp, aged 32, who landed in Missouri in 1840 3
- Nicholas Lepp, who arrived in Mobile County, Ala in 1855 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Lepp (post 1700) | + |
- Otto Lepp, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Wisconsin Democratic State Central Committee, 1936; Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936 4
- Peeter Lepp (b. 1943), Estonian politician
- Marta Lepp (1883-1940), Estonian writer
- Kadri Lepp (b. 1979), Estonian actress and children's writer
- James Lepp (b. 1983), Canadian golfer from Abbotsford, British Columbia
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Rye, Walter, A History of Norfolk. London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, 1885. Print
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Lepp migration to the United States 
