Jeppesen (surname)
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:
Jeppesen
- Elrey Borge Jeppesen (1907-1996), aviation pioneer
- Knud Jeppesen (1892-1974), Danish composer, musicologist and writer
- Lars Krogh Jeppesen (born 1979), Danish handball player
- Lis Jeppesen (born 1956), Danish ballet dancer
- Martin Jeppesen (born 1970), Danish veteran football player
- Travis Jeppesen (born 1979), American novelist and poet
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