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Apel Name Meaning

Dutch and North German: variant of Appel ‘apple’. North German and Dutch: from a pet form of Albrecht. Dutch (van Apel): habitational name from a place called Ap(p)el, near Groningen. Jewish (Ashkenazic): Yiddish-German variant of Apfel. See also Appel. Czech: from the German personal name (see 2).

Similar surnames: Appel, Axel, Apfel, Capel, Adel, Abel, Arel, Kopel, Aul, Orel

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Apel Family Origin

Where is the Apel family from?

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Apel Family Occupations

What did your Apel ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Apel ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Farmer

18%
Keeping House

9%
Tailor

5%
Carpenter

4%

In 1880, a less common occupation for the Apel family was Carpenter. Farmer, Keeping House and Tailor were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Apel. The most common Apel occupation in the USA was Farmer. 18% of Apel's were Farmers.

Source: Census data for Apel | Data not to scale

Apel Historical Records

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Apel Life Expectancy

What is the average Apel lifespan?

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Apel ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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Between 1958 and 2004, Apel life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1976, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Apel in 1958 was 77, and 79 in 2004.

Source: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Apel