Depner Family History
Depner Name Meaning
German: possibly a habitational name for someone from a place called Depenau in Schleswig-Holstein (from Middle Low German deep ‘deep low’ + owe ‘low-lying field’). Alternatively a variant of Deppner or Döppner an occupational name for a potter (in west central Germany) from an agent derivative of Middle High German düpfen tüp(p)en ‘to make pots’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022