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 952
Coal Miner 110
Agricultural Labourer 75
General Labourer 58
Domestic Servant 49
Dress Maker 42
Farmer 40
Living On Own Means 39
Living On Her Own Means 36
Cotton Weaver 35
Labourer 34
General Servant 30
Laundress 23
Clerk 22
General Servant Domestic 20
House Keeper 20
Gardener 20
Tailoress 18
Carpenter 16
Blacksmith 16
Brick Layer 15
Errand Boy 15
Bricklayer 15
Cook Domestic Servant 15
Farm Servant 14

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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