Apel Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Genealogists group Apel with Appel. In origin, the name means “Apples”.

How the spelling arose

Apel drops the “p” of Appel, a simplification that clerks often made. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

1,919 Americans were listed as Apel in the 2010 census. Between 1891 and 2000, 151 babies born in France were registered as Apel, with the most births in 1901–1910.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Apel, so the heraldry linked to Appel is a starting point, not an automatic right.

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