Zeppelin (surname)

Zeppelin

Origin
Word/name| German
Region of origin| Germany
Other names
Variant form(s)| Zepelin, Zeppelin (without von)

The surname Zeppelin first appeared in a German document dated September 1286, indicating an origin in the town of Zepelin, which is now a municipality in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

In the Middle Ages, to be called von Zeppelin could mean simply "from Zeppelin". However, in later centuries the word "von" was added only as a nobiliary particle, indicating an ancestor who had been ennobled.

Zeppelin, originally a Slavic village spelled Cepelin [tsepelin], is named after the Cep, an ancient Slavic agricultural tool

Hauptmann Graf Zeppelin

## People

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### Germany

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* Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838–1917), a German general and later aircraft manufacturer, who founded the Zeppelin airship company.
* Eberhard von Zeppelin (1842-1906), was a German Historian and brother of Ferdinand von Zeppelin
* Ferdinand Ludwig von Zeppelin, was a German diplomat and politician
* Friedrich von Zeppelin, was a German court official
* Karl von Zeppelin, was a German diplomat and head of state

## See also

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* Zeppelin (noble family) [de]
* Zeppelin (disambiguation)
* Graf Zeppelin (disambiguation) (German: Count Zeppelin)

Surname list

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