Raper Surname

50,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

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.

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Raper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2331:58,1526,892
England2,1171:26,3193,597
Philippines7691:131,64922,419
Australia3891:69,3988,234
South Africa1941:279,26727,511
Canada1671:220,63221,263
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Wales71:442,07621,198
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2351:19,7372,817
Jersey101:5,188903
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9161:54,8246,153

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An old spelling of Roper.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Roper: a cordwainer, a ropemaker. Cordery is the man at the ropewalk.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Raper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raper (Arabic: رابير, Georgian: რაპერ) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Raper click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raper? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 50,906th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 723,401 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Raper live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Raper is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held given name internationally, held by 49 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 6,233 people, or 1 in 58,152. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 16 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 7 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Raper exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.

Raper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Raper surname rose 680 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Raper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Raper last name is principally Anglican (89%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Raper last name 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rapier912,353/
Rajper911,970/
Rasper91956/
Reaper91712/
Rapert91333/
Raeper9189/
Rapper9139/
Raaper9135/
Rapher9116/
Rauper9112/
Rapeer918/
Rayper917/
Raiper915/
Ratper913/
Rašper913/
Radper912/
Rahper912/
Rapeur911/
Rapere911/
Razper911/
Raperd910/
Rape891,979/
Rappert83209/
Raupfer8325/
Raysper8323/
Raupert8311/
Rajpeer837/
Rappier835/
Raipert834/
Raphear834/
Raajper834/
Reapere833/
Rachper832/
Raypert831/
Rabpert831/
Raipher831/
Raupeer831/
Rasbper831/
Raspert831/
Raphere831/
Raupper831/
Raipper830/
Reapear830/
Raupher830/
Reapper830/
Rappere830/
Roper8045,342/
Rappe804,534/
Röper802,738/
Reper801,248/
Raspe801,108/
Reape80913/
Rapet80725/
Rapea80645/
Rapei80397/
Rapie80318/
Rapey80306/
Raupe80272/
Rapir80167/
Rapes80156/
Rapeu80112/
Rapee80104/
Rapre8085/
Rapez8082/
Raphe8053/
Raape8049/
Raipe8033/
Rapeh806/
Rhape803/
Rapge802/
Rajpe802/
Raped801/
Rapje801/
Rapeć801/
Rapfe801/
Rapée801/
Rrape801/
Raschper7771/
Raidpere778/
Ropert731,553/
Roeper731,358/
Repper73940/
Rapior73435/
Razpet73319/
Reuper73254/
Rooper73212/
Raspet73179/
Raphet73161/
Rapiej73153/
Rappez73106/
Ropper7391/
Röpert7391/
Rappet7384/
Reyper7373/
Roperz7356/
Roperh7346/
Raspes7331/
Rapesh7325/
Reiper7321/
Radpey7319/
Rosper7317/
Raspir7315/
Rappee7313/
Raphie7312/
Repher7312/
Reeper7311/
Rapess7311/
Rapiey7311/
Hrapeć7311/
Raphea7310/
Raipet739/
Rhoper739/
Hrappe739/
Röpper739/
Rapgey737/
Raphed736/
Raphei735/
Rrapej735/
Raphee734/
Raphey734/
Rajpir734/
Rasspe734/
Rapeas734/
Raphes733/
Repier733/
Rodper732/
Raspey732/
Raphir732/
Ropeer732/
Hreper732/
Ropier731/
Rappes731/
Rahape731/
Raipge731/
Raphre731/
Rapieh731/
Rappir731/
Roperd731/
Roiper731/
Rappie731/
Rouper731/
Rapheu731/
Rauppe731/
Raupes731/
Raipir731/
Raippe731/
Rapire731/
Rapeea731/
Repear731/
Raapie731/
Rathpe731/
Reapet731/
Ratpet731/
Rapech731/
Rappey730/
Rapped730/
Reapey730/
Ropeir730/
Rapa6732,451/
Rapi679,499/
Rope671,901/
Rapy67403/
Reipert67253/
Rospert67248/
Roppert67233/
Reypert6735/
Rhaphie6727/
Roupert6726/
Rapahie6724/
Rapooie6718/
Raiphet6714/
Raphair6713/
Raszpir6712/
Rapphed6710/
Ratphet679/
Roopere678/
Raphire678/
Rapheha677/
Rørapet676/
Rapé675/
Rauphie674/
Rospher673/
Rapaire673/
Reipher672/
Roysper672/
Rapè672/
Radphet672/
Rapa'ee672/
Ruopert671/
Rapeije671/
Rapheed671/
Rapheis671/
Raphhir671/
Rayspes671/
Rahappe671/
Roperhe671/
Rapheat671/
Reaphet671/
Roupere670/
Roepper670/
Roopher670/
Roppfer670/
Rappeth670/
Repeher670/
Reapirt670/

Raper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raper in the Georgian language
რაპერraper-
Raper in the Arabic language
رابيرrabyr-

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