Roper Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Roper Name Meaning: An occupational name for a rope maker.

From the 7th Century word 'rap' meaning rope with the Suffix '-er' literally 'one who does'

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Roper Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Roper family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,153
Coal Miner 103
Agricultural Labourer 90
Domestic Servant 67
Dress Maker 51
General Labourer 48
General Servant 37
Annuitant 35
Labourer 33
Cotton Weaver 32
House Keeper 28
Farm Labourer 28
Bricklayer 21
Carpenter 20
General Servant Domestic 18
Joiner 17
No Occupation 17
Farmers Son 16
Charwoman 15
Worsted Weaver 15
Farmers Wife 14
Laundress 14
Worsted Spinner 14
Draper Assistant 13
Shoe Maker 13

Roper Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Roper 100% 43,897
2 Raper 80% 10,361
3 Rooper 83% 536
4 Riper 80% 499
5 Ruper 80% 142
6 Ropper 83% 139
7 Rapier 67% 128

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The surname Roper is the most popular version of all its varients

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