German: from the personal name Appel, a pet form of
Apprecht (common especially in Thuringia and Franconia), itself
a variant of Albrecht.German, Dutch, and Jewish
(Ashkenazic): from Low German Ap(p)el, Middle Dutch
appel, or Yiddish epl ‘apple’, hence an occupational
name for a grower or seller of the fruit. As a Jewish ornamental name,
it is generally ornamental rather than occupational.Jewish
(Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Apel.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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