| ![Show Contents]() Zipper History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Germany
Etymology of ZipperWhat does the name Zipper mean? The Zipper surname is derived from the late Middle High German words "zipf," or "zipfel" meaning "point," "tip," or "corner." It has been suggested that the name may have been topographic, for someone who occupied a narrow corner of land; however, "zipfe," or "zippel" could also mean the point or tassel of a hood; thus suggesting a name evolving from a nickname. Early Origins of the Zipper familyThe surname Zipper was first found in documents dating back to the fourteenth century where Zippe was a fisherman and resident of Worms in the year 1304. Documents for the year 1429 indicate that Zipper (no forename) was residing in Roggwil in Switzerland. Later, Andreas Zipper was a resident of Wien (Vienna) in the year 1597. Early History of the Zipper familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Zipper research. The years 1304, 1791, 1863 and 1917 are included under the topic Early Zipper History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Zipper Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Zipfer, Zippel, Zipper, Zipfler, Zippler and others. Early Notables of the Zipper familyFranz Xaver Maximilian Zippe (1791-1863), a Bohemian natural philosopher, scientist and mineralogist. He was born in Nieder Falkenau (now Kytlice) in the Austrian Empire.
Gernot Zippe (1917-2008) was an Austrian...
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| Zipper migration to the United States | + |
Zipper Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Joseph Zipper, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Zipper (post 1700) | + |
- Keigan Zipper, American actor and writer, known for Christian Sexual Health (2019), Next Week Now (2017) and Pitches! The Webseries (2018)
- Janet Zipper, American director and actress, known for American Wisper (2020), Candy (2016) and JZTVlive (2019)
- Allen J. Zipper, American producer and writer from New York City, known for Tracey Takes On... (1996), George Lopez (2002) and Family Tools (2013)
- Glen Zipper, American producer and writer, known for The Blue Angels (2024), Challenger: The Final Flight (2020) and Chowchilla (2023)
- Herbert Zipper (1904-1997), Austrian-born, American composer, conductor, and arts activist; while in the Dachau concentration camp in the late 1930s, he composed the "Dachau Lied" ("Dachau Song"), which was learned by the other prisoners, after the war he emigrated to the United States in 1946, where he conducted the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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