Find out how popular the last name Aeppli is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Aeppli.

Aeppli, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Aeppli surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aeppli in America

Aeppli is the 124548th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aeppli surname appeared 138 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Aeppli.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aeppli to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Aeppli

The surname AEPPLI originated in Switzerland and dates back to the 12th century. It is derived from the German word "Apfel," meaning apple, and is thought to have been initially used as a descriptive name for someone who lived near an apple orchard or worked as an apple farmer.

The earliest recorded instance of the name AEPPLI can be found in a Swiss census record from 1276, where it is spelled "Aepfli." This spelling variation was common in the early days of the name's usage, as standardized spellings were not yet established.

In the 14th century, the name AEPPLI appeared in several legal documents and property records in the Swiss cantons of Bern and Zurich. One notable example is a land deed from 1382 involving a person named Hans Aeppli, who purchased a parcel of land near the town of Thun.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the AEPPLI name spread to other parts of Switzerland and neighboring regions of Germany and Austria. Several individuals bearing the name achieved prominence during this time, including Johann Aeppli (1499-1564), a renowned clockmaker from Zurich, and Hans Rudolf Aeppli (1566-1637), a respected theologian and author from Basel.

In the 17th century, the AEPPLI name made its way to the New World, with several members of the family emigrating to the American colonies. One of the earliest recorded instances is that of Jacob Aeppli, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1683 and later settled in the town of Germantown.

Other notable individuals with the AEPPLI surname include:

1. Eduard Aeppli (1859-1938), a Swiss-American artist and painter known for his landscape paintings of the American West.
2. August Aeppli (1877-1956), a Swiss mathematician and educator who made significant contributions to the field of algebraic geometry.
3. Paul Aeppli (1901-1989), a Swiss-American physicist and researcher who worked on the development of radar technology during World War II.
4. Ernst Aeppli (1923-2017), a Swiss-born American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Aeppli Foundation, which supports educational and cultural initiatives.
5. Margrit Aeppli (born 1940), a Swiss artist and sculptor known for her abstract metal sculptures and public art installations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aeppli

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Aeppli.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Aeppli was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Aeppli has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Aeppli was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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