Last name: Peppin  This interesting surname derives from the old
French personal name Pepis, old Germanic given name Pepin,
introduced into Britain by the Normans. It is of uncertain
origin, perhaps originally a byname meaning "Terrible" or "Awe
inspiring", from a root "bib" meaning to tremble. It was borne
by several Frankish Kings, most notably Pepin le Bref, father of
Charlemagne, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages.
The surname is first recorded in the late 11th Century, (see
below). One, Henry Pipin, is noted in the 1195 Pipe Rolls of
Yorkshire and John Pepin appears as a witness in the 1202
Norfolk Feet of Fines. Later examples of the surname may be from
the old French "pepin" or "pipin" meaning the seed of a fleshy
fruit and would have originated as an occupational name for a
gardener. In the modern idiom, the surname has many variant
spellings including Pepin, Pepys, Pippin, Pipon etc.. On January
29th 1618, Elizabeth Peppin and John Swetlad were married at
Claybrook Leicestershire and the