The koppel Surname
koppel Name Meaning and History
- North German: from Middle Low German koppel ‘enclosed common pasture’, hence a topographic name for someone living near such pasture, or possibly a status name for a commoner, i.e. someone who had the right to use such land for his livestock.
- German: from the Silesian dialect word Köppel ‘head’, a nickname for someone with a visible deformity or peculiarity of the head.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name kopl, a pet form of Jakob (see Jacob).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| family tree search | julie cooperstein | 18 |
| Louis C. Koppel |
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| Adam Koppel and Sister Katherine |
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| bertha koppel | sheryl thon moore | 1 |
| Koppel Katharina from Bohemia | Tony | 0 |
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| Mary Koppel from Baltimore |
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| Finding people | Norm Conard | 0 |
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