Swanepoel Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The distinguished Dutch surname Swanepoel is derived from "Swanepoel," the name of a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is likely that the first bearer of this name was a resident of this village.

Swanepoel Early Origins

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The surname Swanepoel was first found in Holland, where the name originated. During the Middle Ages, it was a common practice to refer to a new resident of a village by the name of his hometown; thus, it is possible that the progenitor of the name was a native of the town of Swanepoel who had settled in another region.

Swanepoel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Swanepoel, Swanpool, Swaen, Swaenpoel and others.

Swanepoel Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Swanepoel research. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1712, 1654 and 1707 are included under the topic Early Swanepoel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Swanepoel Early Notables (pre 1700)

Another 38 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Swanepoel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jan Swaen, who arrived in New Netherlands in 1663; as well as Juliana Swaenepoel, who arrived in America from Belgium, through Ellis Island in 1920.

Contemporary Notables of the name Swanepoel (post 1700)

Stefan J M Swanepoel (b. 1958), American best-selling author, motivational speaker and International Entrepreneur
Stephan Jacobus Swanepoel (b. 1981), Namibian cricketer
Pieter Johannes Swanepoel (b. 1977), South African first-class cricketer
Landi Swanepoel (b. 1979), South African model
Corney Swanepoel (b. 1986), South African-born, New Zealand bronze medalist butterfly swimmer at the 2008 Short Course Worlds
Chris Swanepoel (b. 1984), South African professional golfer
Candice Swanepoel (b. 1988), South African model

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Bayerisch Stammenbuch von den alten abgestorbenen Fuerten. Print.
De Jong, Gerald Francis. The Dutch in America 1609-1974. New York: Twayne, 1975. Print.
Preuss, Otto. Die Lippischen Familiennamen mit Berücksichtigung der Ortsnamen. Detmold: Meyer'sche Hofbuchh, 1887. Print.
Oswald, G. Lexicon der Heraldik. Leipzig: 1984. Print.
Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Gottschald, Max. Deutsche Namenkunde unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung. München: J.F. Lehmanns Verlag, 1932. Print.
Schenk, Trudy. Wuerttemberg Emigration Index Volume I-VIII. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Inc., 1986. Print.
De Amicis, Edmondo and Helen Zimmern. Holland. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1894. Print.
Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
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The Swanepoel Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Swanepoel Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 15 May 2017 at 08:22.