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'
Discover how your Roper ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 18 |
| Buckinghamshire | 15 |
| Berkshire | 18 |
| Cambridgeshire | 43 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 94 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 107 |
| Derbyshire | 276 |
| Devon | 223 |
| Dorset | 226 |
| Durham | 199 |
| Essex | 382 |
| Gloucestershire | 113 |
| Hampshire | 156 |
| Herefordshire | 37 |
| Hertfordshire | 24 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 143 |
| Lancashire | 870 |
| Leicestershire | 122 |
| Lincolnshire | 48 |
| London | 659 |
| Middlesex | 219 |
| Northumberland | 199 |
| Norfolk | 315 |
| Northamptonshire | 36 |
| Nottinghamshire | 297 |
| Oxfordshire | 49 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 61 |
| Suffolk | 386 |
| Somerset | 114 |
| Surrey | 164 |
| Sussex | 51 |
| Staffordshire | 413 |
| Warwickshire | 191 |
| Westmorland | 14 |
| Wiltshire | 54 |
| Worcestershire | 192 |
| Yorkshire | 1,185 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 129 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 72 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 709 |
| Farm Labourer | 60 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 56 |
| General Labourer | 50 |
| Private Means | 49 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 49 |
| Farmer | 40 |
| Labourer | 40 |
| Dressmaker | 37 |
| At School | 35 |
| At Home | 32 |
| None | 30 |
| Cotton Weaver | 28 |
| Carter | 25 |
| Clerk | 25 |
| Scholar | 25 |
| Domestic Servant | 24 |
| Dress Maker | 21 |
| House Keeper | 20 |
| Housekeeper | 20 |
| Shop Assistant | 20 |
| Cook (domestic) | 19 |
| Bricklayer | 18 |
| Charwoman | 16 |
| School Boy | 16 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Roper | 2,844 |
| Mary Roper | 2,824 |
| John Roper | 2,503 |
| Elizabeth Roper | 1,676 |
| Sarah Roper | 1,591 |
| Thomas Roper | 1,498 |
| George Roper | 1,437 |
| James Roper | 1,214 |
| Ann Roper | 985 |
| Henry Roper | 915 |
| Charles Roper | 849 |
| Jane Roper | 821 |
| Joseph Roper | 714 |
| Robert Roper | 714 |
| Alice Roper | 670 |
| Eliza Roper | 587 |
| Emma Roper | 578 |
| Ellen Roper | 567 |
| Annie Roper | 539 |
| Hannah Roper | 502 |
| Margaret Roper | 469 |
| Frederick Roper | 461 |
| Edward Roper | 455 |
| Samuel Roper | 435 |
| Richard Roper | 400 |