Peplar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Peplar

What does the name Peplar mean?

The name Peplar has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived in Peplow a small location found in the county of Shropshire. The surname Peplar was originally derived from the Old English word pyppel which referred to those individuals who lived on the pepple hill.

Early Origins of the Peplar family

The surname Peplar was first found in Shropshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Peplow, originally pre-Conquest named Papelau, and conjecturally they are descended from the holder of the manor at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086, Ralph de Mortimer, who held the manor from Earl Roger. A new Peplow Hall was built in Georgian times.

Early History of the Peplar family

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Peplar Spelling Variations

Spelling 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 Peplar have been found, including Peploe, Peplow, Pepplar, Peppler, Peplor, Pepler, Peplar and many more.

Early Notables of the Peplar family

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Migration of the Peplar family

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 Peplar, or a variant listed above: Richard Peplow who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1775; Henry Peppler settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1858.