Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Family name origins & meanings Americanized spelling of German and Dutch Hippel : from a pet form of Hipp 3.Americanized spelling of German and Dutch Hippel : from a pet form of Hipp 1 or 2.Americanized spelling of German and Dutch Hippel : variant of Hippel, a short form of the personal name Hippolyt (see Ippolito).