Harpel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Harpel.

Proper noun

Harpel (plural Harpels)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Harpel is the 36525^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 612 individuals. Harpel is most common among White (92.16%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Harpel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 133.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Harpel in 1867. Etymology unknown.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Haarpel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑr.pəl/
• Hyphenation: Har‧pel
• Rhymes: -ɑrpəl

Proper noun

Harpel n

1. A hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN