Zeppelin (surname)

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.

Zeppelin

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

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

Germany

• 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

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