Eppley Family History & Genealogy

Summary

The Eppley family most likely originated from the United Kingdrom or elsewhere in Europe that were ruled by a monarchy, as Eppley or Appley was the name given to peasants who worked the farm land.

History

The Eppley surname was originally Appley. The first royal families of Europe took in peasants to slave in fields of trees to produce vibrant fruits all year round. These peasants were dubbed "Appleys" by the royal family, and as the need of the farmers grew smaller they were eventually realeased.
 
As the Appley families aged, the new generations often did not know their original surname's meaning.   For those Appley family members who did remember and who wanted to forget their families past, took "Eppley" as a substitute for the original "Appley." The Eppley family most likely originated from the United Kingdrom or elsewhere in Europe that were ruled by a monarchy, as Eppley or Appley was the name given to peasants who worked the farm land.

Name Origin

The surname Eppley originated from the apple farmers of Europe. As the name was probably originally writen, Appley, with an 'a' and not an 'e'.
Once the apple farmers escaped from the royals grasp of farming inprisonment, they gradually shifted the 'a' to an 'e', and hence produced the "Eppley" family we see today.
The original 'Appleys' were forced over to that name probably in England, France, Spain, and/or Germany. This happened not too long after the monarchys were formed, and the kings of the countries imprisoned peasants to farm the foods that were needed by the royals. That is also how the "fisher" surname was created. 

Spellings & Pronunciations

Eppley was initially spelled as Appley.

Nationality & Ethnicity

The name Eppley definantly originated in Europe. Whether Eppley was originally from the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Russia, Germany, Belgium or other countries of Europe we are not sure. Most likely the countries that created their monarchies earlier, beacause of the origination of the royal apple farmers. (read more on the apple farmers in the meaning of the name Eppley below)

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Early Eppleys

These are the earliest records we have of the Eppley family.