Origin Displayed: German-Alt
Origins Available: German-Alt, German
Spelling variations of this family name include: Oppenheim, Openheim, Oppennheim, Opennheim, Oppenheime, Oppenheimm, Oppenheimer and many more.First found in the Rhineland, where the name Oppenheim was closely identified in early mediaeval times with the feudal society that became prominent throughout Europe. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: J. Dieterich Oppenheim, who settled in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1753; H. Oppenheim, who came to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1828; B. Oppenheim, who came to San Francisco in 1851. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009)
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