Hampel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The Gaelic name used by the Hampel family in ancient Ireland was Ó hAmhsaigh.

Early Origins of the Hampel family

The surname Hampel was first found in Derry, where they held a family seat from early times.

Early History of the Hampel family

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Hampel Spelling Variations

The search for the origins of the name Hampel family name revealed numerous spelling variations. These variants can be somewhat accounted for when it is realized that before widespread literacy people only recognized their name by pronunciation; it was up to scribes to decide how it was to be formally recorded. Variations found include O'Hanson, Hanson, Hansom, O'Hamsey, Hampson, O'Hamson, O'Hampson, Hempson and many more.

Early Notables of the Hampel family

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Hampel migration to the United States +

A massive wave of Irish immigrants hit North America during the 19th century. Although many early Irish immigrants made a carefully planned decision to leave left Ireland for the promise of free land, by the 1840s immigrants were fleeing a famine stricken land in desperation. The condition of Ireland during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s can be attributed to a rapidly expanding population and English imperial policies. Those Irish families that arrived in North America were essential to its rapid social, industrial, and economic development. Passenger and immigration lists have revealed a number of early Irish immigrants bearing the name Hampel:

Hampel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Charles Gotteil Hampel, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1773 1

Hampel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Louis Hampel, who landed in Mississippi in 1853 1
Margaret Hampel, aged 40, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 1
Margareth Hampel, aged 24, who landed in New York, NY in 1876 1
May Hampel, aged 12, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 1
Oswald Hampel, aged 17, who landed in New York, NY in 1876 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Hampel (post 1700) +

George Hampel (1885-1954), American politician, accountant and bookseller, Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 3rd district (1931-1932)
George Hampel (1885-1954), American politician, Member of Wisconsin State Assembly, 1931-32; Member of Wisconsin State Senate 6th District, 1937-44; Defeated, 1932, 1944 2
Otto Hampel (1897-1943), German protester of Hitler's government who together with Elise Lemme were eventually caught, tried, and beheaded in Berlin's Plötzensee Prison in April 1943; their story was the inspiration of the 2009 novel Every Man Dies Alone
Oliver Hampel (b. 1985), German retired football player
Olaf Hampel (b. 1965), German four-time gold medalist bobsledder in the 1990s
József Hampel (1849-1913), Hungarian archaeologist and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Gunter Hampel (b. 1937), German jazz vibraphonist, clarinettist, saxophonist, flautist and pianist
Professor George Hampel AM QC, Australian jurist, Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria from 1983 to 2000
Felicity Pia Hampel SC (b. 1955), Australian human rights lawyer and, since 2005, judge of the County Court of Victoria
Desiderius Hampel, Croatian SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS during World War II who commanded the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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Historic Events for the Hampel family +

Bismarck

Helmut Hampel (1920-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3
Adolf Hampel (1920-1941), German Steuermannsmaat who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details