Loup History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France
Germany

The distinguished surname Loup is of German origin. It is derived from "Loop," the name of a city located in the northern state of Holstein. Alternatively, it may also be derived from "Loope," the name of a town on the Sieg River in Westphalia.

Early Origins of the Loup family

The surname Loup was first found in the cities of Loop and Loope; it is likely that two separate branches of the families emerged in these two regions. The progenitor of the name is believed to have moved to another region from one of these cities, and was therefore referred to as "Loup." The young Loup family was instrumental during this early period, playing a major role in the development of medieval German society.

Early History of the Loup family

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Loup Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loop, Loup, Loper, Löper, Loepp, Löpp, Loppo and many more.

Early Notables of the Loup family

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Loup Ranking

In France, the name Loup is the 3,025^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Loup migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loup Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Benjamin Loup, aged 30, who landed in New York in 1804 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Loup (post 1700) +

Jean Loup Wolfman (b. 1969), American film and theater actor

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)