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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 18 |
| Berkshire | 7 |
| Cambridgeshire | 50 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 75 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 144 |
| Derbyshire | 216 |
| Devon | 201 |
| Dorset | 191 |
| Durham | 189 |
| Essex | 160 |
| Gloucestershire | 57 |
| Hampshire | 136 |
| Herefordshire | 18 |
| Hertfordshire | 28 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 13 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 119 |
| Lancashire | 595 |
| Leicestershire | 110 |
| Lincolnshire | 40 |
| London | 649 |
| Middlesex | 86 |
| Northumberland | 97 |
| Norfolk | 223 |
| Northamptonshire | 30 |
| Nottinghamshire | 208 |
| Oxfordshire | 28 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 13 |
| Shropshire | 44 |
| Suffolk | 317 |
| Somerset | 102 |
| Surrey | 47 |
| Sussex | 42 |
| Staffordshire | 240 |
| Warwickshire | 91 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 42 |
| Worcestershire | 95 |
| Yorkshire | 902 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 12 |
| Glamorgan | 97 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 50 |
| Pembrokeshire | 8 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 952 |
| Coal Miner | 110 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 75 |
| General Labourer | 58 |
| Domestic Servant | 49 |
| Dress Maker | 42 |
| Farmer | 40 |
| Living On Own Means | 39 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 36 |
| Cotton Weaver | 35 |
| Labourer | 34 |
| General Servant | 30 |
| Laundress | 23 |
| Clerk | 22 |
| General Servant Domestic | 20 |
| House Keeper | 20 |
| Gardener | 20 |
| Tailoress | 18 |
| Carpenter | 16 |
| Blacksmith | 16 |
| Brick Layer | 15 |
| Errand Boy | 15 |
| Bricklayer | 15 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 15 |
| Farm Servant | 14 |
| 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 |