Lepper Surname
Approximately 6,282 people bear this surname
Lepper Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the leper.' It has been said that leprosy was brought into Europe by the Crusaders. There were several spitals or hospitals for lepers in England. In the Assisa de Foresld, assigned by Manwood to 6 Edward I, it is enacted that if any beast of chase be found wounded or dead, 'caro tnittatur ad dotnum Uprosi, si qua prope fucrit.
Read More About This SurnameLepper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,580 | 1:140,488 | 14,610 |
| Germany | 2,336 | 1:34,463 | 4,550 |
| New Zealand | 333 | 1:13,599 | 2,365 |
| Canada | 202 | 1:182,404 | 18,127 |
| England | 187 | 1:297,958 | 22,741 |
| Brazil | 133 | 1:1,609,581 | 53,222 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Poland | 83 | 1:457,937 | 46,478 |
| Israel | 70 | 1:122,252 | 13,395 |
| Australia | 61 | 1:442,552 | 34,724 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 28 | 1:158,210 | 8,327 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 214 | 1:113,904 | 11,075 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 680 | 1:73,851 | 7,909 |
Lepper (18) may also be a first name.
Lepper Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the leper.' It has been said that leprosy was brought into Europe by the Crusaders. There were several spitals or hospitals for lepers in England. In the Assisa de Foresld, assigned by Manwood to 6 Edward I, it is enacted that if any beast of chase be found wounded or dead, 'caro tnittatur ad dotnum Uprosi, si qua prope fucrit.' 'Lepyr, or lepre, man or woman or beeste, leprosus.
Lepyr, or lepre, sekenesse, lepra':
Promptorium Parvulorum, and see Way's note thereon.
Geoffrey le Lepere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter le Lepere, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Robert Leper, Lincolnshire, ibid.
William le Lepar, Close Rolls, 13 Edward I.
Jacobi Leprosi, London: Hundred Rolls.
Alicia Lepar, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1558. Buried — Thomas Leper, bowyer: St. Mary Aldermary.
1576. John Hunte and Joyce Leper, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).
(Anglo-French-Latin-Greek) Leper [Middle English lepere, lepper; French lépreux, leper; ult. from Greek λέπρα, leprosy] Walter le Lepere.—Hundred Rolls
From the French, Lepère; a personal name.
Lepper Demographics
Average Male Lepper Height
179.64 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lepper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lepper Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lepper (Russian: Леппер) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lepper? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 77,828th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,160,068 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Lepper live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,580 people, or 1 in 140,488. In The United States Lepper is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 16 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Indiana, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 37 percent reside and New Zealand, where 5 percent reside.
Lepper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lepper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lepper surname rose 379 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 13 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 31 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lepper Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Lepper last name is predominantly Anglican (82%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Lepper surname are 8.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.83% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lepper earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.41% more than the national average, earning $47,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $52,730 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lepper Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lepper in the Russian language | ||
| Леппер | lepper | - |
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Lepper Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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