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 | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | 11 |
| Berkshire | 19 |
| Cambridgeshire | 60 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 95 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 117 |
| Derbyshire | 258 |
| Devon | 186 |
| Dorset | 199 |
| Durham | 149 |
| Essex | 150 |
| Gloucestershire | 79 |
| Hampshire | 93 |
| Herefordshire | 27 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 102 |
| Lancashire | 627 |
| Leicestershire | 101 |
| Lincolnshire | 56 |
| London | 668 |
| Middlesex | 51 |
| Northumberland | 76 |
| Norfolk | 215 |
| Northamptonshire | 38 |
| Nottinghamshire | 213 |
| Oxfordshire | 19 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 49 |
| Suffolk | 375 |
| Somerset | 153 |
| Surrey | 54 |
| Sussex | 49 |
| Staffordshire | 288 |
| Warwickshire | 153 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 18 |
| Worcestershire | 110 |
| Yorkshire | 802 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 14 |
| Glamorgan | 107 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 57 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,153 |
| Coal Miner | 103 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 90 |
| Domestic Servant | 67 |
| Dress Maker | 51 |
| General Labourer | 48 |
| General Servant | 37 |
| Annuitant | 35 |
| Labourer | 33 |
| Cotton Weaver | 32 |
| House Keeper | 28 |
| Farm Labourer | 28 |
| Bricklayer | 21 |
| Carpenter | 20 |
| General Servant Domestic | 18 |
| Joiner | 17 |
| No Occupation | 17 |
| Farmers Son | 16 |
| Charwoman | 15 |
| Worsted Weaver | 15 |
| Farmers Wife | 14 |
| Laundress | 14 |
| Worsted Spinner | 14 |
| Draper Assistant | 13 |
| Shoe Maker | 13 |
| 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 |