Schuppan

English

Alternative forms

Supan, Suppan, Zupan, Zuppan

Etymology

Germanized form of Župan, from Lower Sorbian župan, Upper Sorbian župan, Serbo-Croatian župan, and Slovene župan, all meaning "head of a district." Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”).

Proper noun

Schuppan (plural Schuppans)

A surname.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schuppan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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