Zapfe Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

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

What Zapfe means

Not every Zapfe is related, but the name itself grew out of Zapf. Name scholars give the meaning as “Tapster”.

The extra “e” in Zapfe is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Other spellings include Zapp. In the 2010 US Census, 237 Americans gave Zapfe as their last name (rank 80,131). It sits within the 100,000 most common last names in the country.

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