Naper Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 2
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 1
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 4
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 5

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Naper Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Naper family

Profession Census Frequency
Lt Colonel Retired Late Devonshire 1
Poultry Farming 1
Craftswoman (metal Work) 1
Painter (artist) 1
Housemaid (domestic) 1
Private Means 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Naper

Name Census Frequency
Mary Naper 9
William Naper 9
John Naper 8
James Naper 7
Charles Naper 6
Elizabeth Naper 6
Sarah Naper 6
Ann Naper 5
Jane Naper 5
George Naper 4
Thomas Naper 4
Joseph Naper 3
Louisa Naper 3
Anna Naper 2
Emma Naper 2
Fanny Naper 2
Frank Naper 2
Isabella Naper 2
Janet Naper 2
Richard Naper 2
Alice Naper 1
Annie Naper 1
Arthur Naper 1
Beatrice Naper 1
Dan Naper 1

Naper Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Napper 83% 6,668
2 Napier 83% 5,697
3 Knapper 71% 2,458
4 Naper 100% 128

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The surname Naper is the 4th most popular variant of Napper.

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