Raper Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Raper Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Raper family

Profession Census Frequency
School 188
Private Means 21
Farm Labourer 13
Labourer 12
Farmer 12
Coal Miner Hewer 11
Plasterer 10
At Home 10
General Servant (domestic) 10
Clerk 9
General Labourer 8
At School 8
None 7
Scholar 7
Housekeeper 6
Shop Assistant 6
Domestic Servant 6
Labourer General 6
Compositor 5
Domestic 5
Cabinet Maker 5
Boot Repairer 4
Bricklayer 4
Cook (domestic) 4
Miner 4

Raper Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Roper 80% 43,897
2 Raper 100% 10,361
3 Rooper 67% 536
4 Riper 80% 499
5 Rapper 83% 442
6 Ruper 80% 142
7 Rapier 83% 128

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The surname Raper is the 2nd most popular variant of Roper.

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