Keppner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

The name Keppner, which is a local surname, reveals that the original bearer of the name once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Bohemia, which is now part of Czechoslovakia.The name Bohemia comes from the tribe of the Boii, who were settled in this ancient territory. In the 10th century, the ruling Bohemian dukes became Reichsfuersten, or Princes of the German Empire. In 1198, they were crowned Kings of Bohemia and they became subjects and Electors of the Kaiser. In the early 14th century, Prague became the capital of the Empire.

Early Origins of the Keppner family

The surname Keppner was first found in Bohemia, where the name was an integral part of the feudal society which would shape modern European history. Individual bearers of the name first mentioned in ancient chronicles include Henrich Keppler (c.1365) and Hensel Kepel (c.1382,) both of Prague.

Early History of the Keppner family

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Keppner Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Keppler, Kepler, Kaeppler, Kaepler, Kaeppel, Keppel, Kepel, Kepele, Keppner and many more.

Early Notables of the Keppner family

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Keppner migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Keppner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joh Jacob Keppner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 1

Keppner migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Keppner Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Franz Keppner, who arrived in Quebec in 1850

Contemporary Notables of the name Keppner (post 1700) +

Herman L. Keppner, American Republican politician, Candidate for Michigan State Senate 9th District, 1970; Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives 6th District, 1972 2

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 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html