Raper Surname
Approximately 10,074 people bear this surname
Raper Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the roper,' a ropemaker. N. England raper; v. Roper.
Alan de Postoill, ruper, 10 Edward III: Freemen of York.
Willelmus Raper, raper, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Raper, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameRaper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,233 | 1:58,152 | 6,892 |
| England | 2,117 | 1:26,319 | 3,597 |
| Philippines | 769 | 1:131,649 | 22,419 |
| Australia | 389 | 1:69,398 | 8,234 |
| South Africa | 194 | 1:279,267 | 27,511 |
| Canada | 167 | 1:220,632 | 21,263 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 1:104,921 | 6,882 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 18 | 1:246,104 | 10,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,235 | 1:19,737 | 2,817 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:5,188 | 903 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 916 | 1:54,824 | 6,153 |
Raper (49) may also be a first name.
Raper Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the roper,' a ropemaker. N. England raper; v. Roper.
Alan de Postoill, ruper, 10 Edward III: Freemen of York.
Willelmus Raper, raper, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Raper, 1379: ibid.
1715. Baptised — Hellen, d. Edward Rapier (sic), St. James, Clerkenwell.
1736. Married — William Raper and Ruth Grosvenor: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(N. English) Roper, Rope-Maker [Middle English raper; O.E, ráp = Old Norse reip, a rope + the agential suff.i -ere] Willelmus Raper, raper.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
An old spelling of Roper.
Roper: a cordwainer, a ropemaker. Cordery is the man at the ropewalk.
Raper Demographics
Average Male Raper Height
176.14 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Raper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raper Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raper (Arabic: رابير, Georgian: რაპერ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Raper? popularity and diffusion
The last name Raper is the 50,906th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 723,401 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Raper reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 49 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 6,233 people, or 1 in 58,152. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 16 percent live, Oklahoma, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.
Raper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Raper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raper last name grew 680 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Raper Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Raper last name is principally Anglican (89%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Raper surname are 16.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.4% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Raper earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.69% more than the national average, earning R 474,528 per year; in United States they earn 10.64% less than the national average, earning $38,557 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $52,177 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raper Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raper in the Georgian language | ||
| რაპერ | raper | - |
| Raper in the Arabic language | ||
| رابير | rabyr | - |
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Raper Reference & Research
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