Peploe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Peploe

What does the name Peploe mean?

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

Early Origins of the Peploe family

The surname Peploe 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 Peploe family

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Peploe Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Peploe has been recorded under many different variations, including Peploe, Peplow, Pepplar, Peppler, Peplor, Pepler, Peplar and many more.

Early Notables of the Peploe family

Samuel Peploe (1668-1752), Bishop of Chester, born at Dawley Parva in Shropshire

Migration of the Peploe family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Peploe or a variant listed above: Richard Peplow who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1775; Henry Peppler settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1858.

Contemporary Notables of the name Peploe (post 1700) +

Samuel John Peploe (1871-1935), Scottish Post-Impressionist painter, known for his still life works, one of the group of four painters that became known as the Scottish Colourists.
Mark Peploe (1943-2025), English screenwriter and film director, brother of Clare Peploe, and the brother-in-law of director Bernardo Bertolucci
Samuel Peploe (1667-1752), Bishop of Chester from 1726 to 1752
Chris Peploe (b. 1981), English cricketer
Denis Frederic Neil Peploe, Scottish Teacher of Drawing and Painting at Edinburgh College of Art
Clare Peploe (1942-2021), British-Italian screenwriter, producer and film director