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 692
Agricultural Labourer 132
Coal Miner 56
Dress Maker 54
House Servant 45
House Keeper 36
Servant 33
Labourer 32
Carter 24
Cotton Weaver 24
General Servant 21
Laundress 19
Carpenter 19
Shoe Maker 17
House Maid 16
Farmers Wife 14
Wife Of Above 14
Domestic Servant 14
Farmer 13
Blacksmith 13
Nurse 13
Cook 13
Grocer 13
Farmers Son 11
Dairy Maid 10

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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