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Origin and Etymology of the Surname APE.

From A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley, 1901.

 

APE.   A nickname meaning the ape."  For a reason that can be well understood this surname has not come down to modern times.  "Wilde beris and apes," 1350:  Will. Palerne, 2298 (H.E.D.).

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