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
Living On Own Means 75
General Labourer 70
Scholar 63
Coal Miner Hewer 45
General Servant Domestic 44
Dress Maker 42
Farmer 37
Cotton Weaver 30
Agricultural Labourer 23
Cook Domestic 22
Tailoress 22
School 21
Housemaid Domestic 20
Bricklayer 18
Coal Hewer 17
Domestic Servant 17
Plasterer 16
Charwoman 15
House Keeper 15
Coal Miner C Hewer 15
Lace Maker 15
House Keeper Domestic 14
House Maid Domestic 14
Dressmaker 14
Engine Fitter 12

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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