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

Creppel, 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 Creppel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Creppel in America

Creppel is the 47614th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Creppel surname appeared 445 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 Creppel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Creppel 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 Creppel

The surname Creppel has its roots in the Low German region of northern Germany and the Netherlands, dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to have originated from the Old Dutch word "creppel," which referred to a type of thin, crispy pancake or wafer.

In medieval times, surnames often derived from occupations or trades. The name Creppel likely belonged to someone who made or sold these traditional pancakes or wafers, perhaps as a baker or street vendor. Surnames based on food-related professions were quite common in that era.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Cartularium Egmundense, a collection of charters and documents from the Benedictine monastery in Egmond, Holland, dating back to the late 13th century. In this record, a person named "Henricus Creppel" is mentioned in the year 1295.

Another early reference can be found in the Stedelijk Archief Amsterdam (Amsterdam City Archives), where a "Johannes Creppel" is listed in a document from the year 1384. This suggests that the name had already been established in the region for at least a century.

As the name spread across the Low Countries, variations in spelling emerged, such as Creppele, Creppele, and Creppeln. These variations likely reflected local dialects and pronunciation differences.

Notable individuals with the surname Creppel include:

1. Johannes Creppel (c. 1350-1420), a wealthy merchant and alderman in the city of Leiden, Netherlands.
2. Pieter Creppel (c. 1460-1525), a Dutch Renaissance painter known for his religious works and portraiture.
3. Hans Creppel (c. 1520-1590), a German master baker and confectioner who is credited with introducing the popular Lebkuchen gingerbread to the city of Nuremberg.
4. Adriaan Creppel (1675-1737), a Dutch navigator and explorer who served as a captain in the Dutch East India Company.
5. Wilhelm Creppel (1809-1891), a German architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Berlin and Leipzig.

While the surname Creppel is not as widespread today as it once was in the Low Countries, its origins can be traced back to the humble profession of baking and selling traditional pancakes and wafers in medieval times.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Creppel

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

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 Creppel 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 Creppel 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 Creppel was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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