Huppe Family History

Huppe Surname Meaning

French: nickname from huppe ‘hoopoe’ (the bird) based on this bird's cry or applied to someone with a hair resembling the hoopoe's crest or perhaps with a long curved nose resembling its bill.

French (Huppé): nickname related to 1 above from the past participle of the Old French verb huper ‘to utter a long cry’.

German (Hüppe): from a pet form (Hubo) of the personal name Hugebert composed of the elements hug ‘spirit thought’ + berht ‘bright famous’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Happe, Happel, Humke, Hoppe, Hippe, Puppe, Foppe, Heppe, Hapke, Happ

5K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
477	Military Records
416	Immigration Records
2K	Census and Voter Lists
28K	Member Trees

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Where is the Huppe family from?

You can see how Huppe families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Huppe family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Huppe families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1911 there were 94 Huppe families living in Quebec. This was about 82% of all the recorded Huppe's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Huppe families in 1911.

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What did your Huppe ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Huppe. 39% of Huppe men worked as a Farmer and 40% of Huppe women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Huppe were Coal loader and Housewife.

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Farmer

39%

Laborer

23%

Manager

17%

Coal loader

12%

Housekeeper

40%

cementer

30%

Housewife

30%

What Huppe family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 2K census records available for the last name Huppe. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Huppe census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 416 immigration records available for the last name Huppe. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 477 military records available for the last name Huppe. For the veterans among your Huppe ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Huppe lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2004, in the United States, Huppe life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1970, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Huppe in 1966 was 91, and 83 in 2004.

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Huppe Surname Meaning

French: nickname from huppe ‘hoopoe’ (the bird) based on this bird's cry or applied to someone with a hair resembling the hoopoe's crest or perhaps with a long curved nose resembling its bill.

French (Huppé): nickname related to 1 above from the past participle of the Old French verb huper ‘to utter a long cry’.

German (Hüppe): from a pet form (Hubo) of the personal name Hugebert composed of the elements hug ‘spirit thought’ + berht ‘bright famous’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Huppe family from?

What did your Huppe ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

39%

Laborer

23%

Manager

17%

Coal loader

12%

Housekeeper

40%

cementer

30%

Housewife

30%

What Huppe family records will you find?

What is the average Huppe lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2004, in the United States, Huppe life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1970, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Huppe in 1966 was 91, and 83 in 2004.

Huppe Family History

Huppe Surname Meaning

37,000 record(s) for Huppe

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

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What is the average Huppe lifespan?

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Huppe Surname Meaning

37,000 record(s) for Huppe

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Where is the Huppe family from?

What did your Huppe ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Huppe family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Huppe family history

What is the average Huppe lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Huppe family tree

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