House of Lopin–Kieper

The story of this house

# House of Lopin–Kieper The Lopin–Kieper line encompasses nearly five hundred individuals spanning roughly nine and a half centuries, from the early twelfth century to the present day. The family draws its primary surnames from Weber, Menn, and Lopin, with secondary names including Keppler, Schneider, Keller, Feuring, and Kieper appearing with notable frequency. Members have typically lived into their mid-sixties, with documented lifespans ranging up to 119 years, reflecting the gradual improvements in longevity across the centuries represented in this record. The family's geographic footprint centers on the Rhineland and Westphalia regions of Germany, particularly around the Bad Laasphe and Siegen-Wittgenstein area, with secondary settlements documented in Alsace and the former German territories of Grenzmark Posen-Westpreußen in Prussia. This distribution suggests a family rooted in the borderlands between German-speaking populations, maintaining local ties across multiple generations while occasionally extending into neighboring regions. The data alone cannot detail the specific occupations, migrations, or circumstances that shaped this line's development, but the consistent geographic clustering and surname patterns indicate a substantial, settled family presence over centuries.

Those who came before

1955–2022

1920–

1791–1854

1854–1943

1891–1976

1881–1965

1930–2021

1922–

1897–1984

1900–1978

1622–1675

1589–1634

1648–1676

1646–1733

1603–1675

1848–1932

1846–1929

1767–1840