Lepp (Loep, Leepp, Lipp, Lippe) family
Lepp is a common Mennonite name of Prussian or Dutch background. The name appeared in Heubuden, Tiegenhagen, Ladekopp, Rosenort, Neunhuben, etc. It is first recorded in Orlofferfelde in 1601. From Prussia the name spread to Russia and North America. It is likely that the name Leppke found in Mennonite Brethren circles in the United States is of different background. Peter H. Lepp, the pioneer Mennonite industrialist of Chortitza, was a well-known member of the family. Aron Lepp was an elder of the Mennonite Brethren Church at Einlage. Eduard H. Lepp was a significant member of the Mennonite church of Danzig. Hermann P. Lepp was pastor of the Mennonite church at Harrow, Ontario.
Bibliography
Reimer, Gustav E. Die Familiennamen der westpreussischen Mennoniten. Weierhof, 1940: 113.
| Author(s) | Cornelius Krahn |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1957 |
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Krahn, Cornelius. "Lepp (Loep, Leepp, Lipp, Lippe) family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lepp_(Loep,_Leepp,_Lipp,_Lippe)_family&oldid=120822.
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Krahn, Cornelius. (1957). Lepp (Loep, Leepp, Lipp, Lippe) family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lepp_(Loep,_Leepp,_Lipp,_Lippe)_family&oldid=120822.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, pp. 326-327. All rights reserved.
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