Zipper History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

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 family

The 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 family

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Zipper Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Zipfer, Zippel, Zipper, Zipfler, Zippler and others.

Early Notables of the Zipper family

Notables of the period with the surname Zipper were Franz Xaver Maximilian Zippe (1791-1863), a Bohemian natural philosopher, scientist and mineralogist. He was born in Nieder Falkenau (now Kytlice) in...
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Zipper migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Zipper Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Zipper, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 1

Citations +

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)