Where Does the Paape Surname Come From?

Bearers of the name Paape share their surname's story with Pape, of which it is a variant. The family name meaning is “priest”, the same as for Pape.

• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• Related forms: Papen.
• Paape adds “a” to Pape, a small change that appeared as the name was written down.

Heraldry and the Paape name

Arms linked to Pape and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Paape report, with a museum-style coat of arms.