Jeppesen is a Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Jeppe", which is a Western Danish parallel form of the biblical given name Jacob. A slightly abbreviated form is Jepsen (alternatively Jebsen). The equivalent Eastern Danish form of Jacob is Ib resulting in the patronymic surname Ibsen (rarely Ipsen).
People with the surname include: Carl Jeppesen (1858–1930), Danish-born Norwegian newspaper editor and politician Elrey Borge Jeppesen (1907–1996), aviation pioneer of navigational maps and charts Hans Nielsen Jeppesen (1815–1883), Danish merchant and ship-owner Jørn Jeppesen (1919–1964), Danish stage and film actor Knud Jeppesen (1892–1974), Danish composer, musicologist and writer Lars Krogh Jeppesen (born 1979), Danish handball player Lis Jeppesen (born 1956), Danish ballet dancer Louis Jeppesen (1891–1975), Danish-American politician from Nebraska Martin Jeppesen (born 1970), Danish veteran football player Steven Jeppesen (born 1984), Danish-born Swedish golfer Travis Jeppesen (born 1979), American novelist and poet
See also Jebsen (disambiguation) Jepsen Jepson (disambiguation) Ibsen (disambiguation) Bodil Ipsen
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