| ![Show Contents]() Touper History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Touper familyThe surname Touper was first found in Saxony where they were an ancient family "well known in the literature of Germany and France." 1 The family held a family seat at Thuringe in later years. The family became dispersed when they were beset by the religious conflicts of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Under Charles V of France the main branch were described as Lutherans or "tout-perd" which in the Netherlands became Toupard. From this source, "the principal branch went to Guernsey in 1548." 1 Another source follows this timeline but adds "A branch of the family settled in England at Sandwich, Kent, whence another descendant, Thomas Tupper, went to America in 1635, and helped to found the town of Sandwich, Massachusetts in 1637." 2 Yet another source claims a completely different origin of the name. In this case, the name originated at "York in 1365 [when] men were employed in beating and ramming (tupant) the earth and mud, strengthened with straw, with rammers (tuppis) and great hammers. As the rams were called tups, these workmen may well have been named tuppers." 3 The latter source may have some credence as early rolls revealed: Robert Tophird in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire in 1327, 3 and Willelmus Tuphird in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 4 Early History of the Touper familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Touper research. Another 140 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1548, 1821, 1887 and 1896 are included under the topic Early Touper History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Touper Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Topper, Toppfer, Tupper, Touper, Toper and others. Early Notables of the Touper familyMore information is included under the topic Early Touper Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Touper migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Touper Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- John Touper, aged 23, a bricklayer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Golden Sea" in 1874
- Margaret Touper, aged 25, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Golden Sea" in 1874
- John Touper, aged 2, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Golden Sea" in 1874
- James Touper, aged 1, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Golden Sea" in 1874
- Wickham Touper, aged George, a 33, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Golden Sea" in 1874
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: L'espoir est ma force
Motto Translation: Hope is my strength.
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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