The surname Zeppelin first appeared in a German document dated September 1286, indicating an origin in the town of Zepelin, which is now a municipality in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. In the Middle Ages, to be called von Zeppelin could mean simply "from Zeppelin".
The surname Zeppelin first appeared in a German document dated September 1286, indicating an origin in the town of Zepelin, which is now a municipality in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. In the Middle Ages, to be called von Zeppelin could mean simply "from Zeppelin".
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