The name Kespers only became a surname in the late Middle ages. It comes from the personal name Kaspar, which was especially popular in central Europe up to the 18th century. It is thought to derive from the Persian "kaehbaed," or "khazana-dar," which mean "treasure bearer." The name is said to have belonged to one of the three Magi, whose supposed remains were taken from Constantinople to Cologne in the 12th century.
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Early Origins of the Kespers family
The surname Kespers was first found in various parts of the Holy Roman Empire. An early recorded instance of the surname is of a Johann Caspar recorded as being a vicar in Schaffhausen, in 1441. Schaffhausen was a city-state, until joining the Swiss Confederation in 1501. Families of Caspersen were found in Holstein; Caspers, Kespers in Bavaria and the Rhineland; and Kaspareck in the Slavic East.
Early History of the Kespers family
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Kespers Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Casper, Caspers, Kasper, Kaspar, Kespers and others.
Early Notables of the Kespers family
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Migration of the Kespers family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Christle Casper, who came to Pennsylvania in 1743; Geo Friederich Kasper, who settled in Philadelphia in 1747; Johann Michael Casper, who came to Carolina in 1752.
