Surname Origin
Hello Kepners!
I Ran upon this website looking up my own name and found another Eugene Kepner posting. I believe our surname is still rare enough to assume most or all of us are related.
One question I do have, is if anyone has come to know the actual meaning behind our last name. While I was stationed in Germany I asked several Germans and while they often corrected me on the pronounciation of my name, did not know the meaning. Two responses I received involved a possible change from "Kepler" and another having something to do with "hat" in essence a "Haberdasher" but I highly doubt this.
If anyone has come across an actual meaning, it would be most interesting.
Thanks
Gene Kepner
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