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 468
Agricultural Labourer 127
House Servant 73
At Home 66
Labourer 57
Dress Maker 42
Coal Miner 40
Farm Labourer 39
Annuitant 37
Servant 31
Scholar At Home 28
House Keeper 23
General Servant 19
Wool Comber 19
Carpenter 18
Laundress 17
Power Loom Weaver 15
Errand Boy 14
Shoe Maker 14
Wife Of Above 13
Pauper 13
School 12
Grocer 12
Nurse 11
Nail Maker 11

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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