Raeper Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Raeper Surname Definition:

Aberdeen sernames. From the occupation of 'roper' (North English, raper), rope-maker or rope-seller. William 'le Ropere' was one of the men sent to Stilling in 1304 to make ropes for the war engines of Edward I (Bain, II, p. 412). Alexander Raeper from Terrill was killed in the first Great War (Turriff).

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Raeper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland391:137,2778,372
England211:2,653,24194,788
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland371:101,1685,037
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Raeper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Aberdeen sernames. From the occupation of 'roper' (North English, raper), rope-maker or rope-seller. William 'le Ropere' was one of the men sent to Stilling in 1304 to make ropes for the war engines of Edward I (Bain, II, p. 412). Alexander Raeper from Terrill was killed in the first Great War (Turriff).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Raeper Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Raeper Come From? nationality or country of origin

Raeper is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Raeper.

How Common Is The Last Name Raeper? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,980,395th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Raeper reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Raeper is most widespread in Scotland, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 137,277. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: Aberdeen City, where 26 percent live, Aberdeenshire, where 21 percent live and Dundee City, where 21 percent live. Outside of Scotland this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Bahrain, where 10 percent live.

Raeper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raeper has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname grew 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raper9110,074/
Reper911,248/
Raepe911/
Rapier832,353/
Rajper831,970/
Rieper831,847/
Roeper831,358/
Repper83940/
Reaper83712/
Reuper83254/
Reyper8373/
Rapper8339/
Raaper8335/
Reiper8321/
Rapher8316/
Repher8312/
Rauper8312/
Reeper8311/
Rapeer838/
Rayper837/
Rueper835/
Raiper835/
Repier833/
Raepet833/
Rahper832/
Hreper832/
Rapeur831/
Repear831/
Reupert77343/
Reipert77253/
Raephet7764/
Roepert7751/
Reypert7735/
Raupfer7725/
Raysper7723/
Raupert7711/
Rajpeer777/
Raepech776/
Rappier775/
Raajper774/
Rajuper774/
Raipert774/
Reapere773/
Riepper773/
Rajaper773/
Reipher772/
Raupper771/
Raipher771/
Reajper771/
Rejpert771/
Raypert771/
Rayuper771/
Raupeer771/
Roepper770/
Raipper770/
Reapear770/
Ruepper770/
Reieper770/
Reapper770/
Repeher770/
Raupher770/
Roper7345,342/
Röper732,738/
Roepe73212/
Rapir73167/
Repir7394/
Reijpert7148/
Reispere718/
Raidpere718/
Reuppert714/
Raepetch712/
Rijper67231/
Ropper6791/
Röpert6791/
Roperh6746/
Repair6715/
Rhoper679/
Röpper679/
Rajpir674/
Ruyper673/
Ropeer672/
Raphir672/
Ropier671/
Raeppy671/
Rappir671/
Roepre671/
Roiper671/
Rouper671/
Raipir671/
Reaipe671/
Raaepa671/
Roepes671/
Repoir670/
Ropeir670/

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