Rooper Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rooper Surname Definition:

= Roper, q.v., when it does not represent the Dutch roeper (pron. rooper), a crier.

Rooper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
England161:3,482,379114,324
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Rooper (10) may also be a first name.

Rooper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Roper, q.v., when it does not represent the Dutch roeper (pron. rooper), a crier.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The name was originally Furneux. Richard Furneux, a lineal descendant of Robert de Fourneux, of temp. Henry I., assumed the name of Roper in 1428, on his marriage with the heiress of Roper of Turndiche, co. Derby. The name was corrupted to Rooper in the seventeenth century.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Richard de Rupetra; Ralph de Ruperia, Normandy 1180- 95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Ralph and Richard de Rupetra 1198 (Ib.). See Roper.

The Norman People (1874)

Rooper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rooper is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rooper? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rooper is the 1,136,896th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Rooper are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rooper is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 2,013,661. In The United States it is most numerous in: Oregon, where 37 percent are found, West Virginia, where 24 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Rooper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rooper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rooper last name expanded 667 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rooper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rooper last name are 6.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.13% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rooper earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.36% less than the national average, earning $39,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.65% more than the national average, earning $54,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roopere928/
Roopher920/
Roper9145,342/
Roope91904/
Rooppert860/
Ropert831,553/
Roeper831,358/
Ropper8391/
Roperz8356/
Roperh8346/
Rosper8317/
Roopei8317/
Rhoper839/
Rodper832/
Ropeer832/
Ropier831/
Roperd831/
Roiper831/
Rouper831/
Ropeir830/
Roopes830/
Rope801,901/
Roopesh77342/
Rospert77248/
Roppert77233/
Roupert7726/
Rospher773/
Roysper772/
Ruopert771/
Roperhe771/
Roupere770/
Roepper770/
Roppfer770/
Raper7310,074/
Roopa733,699/
Roupe73964/
Roppe73450/
Ruper73375/
Ropes73292/
Ropei73208/
Ropez7358/
Ropet7354/
Ropie7350/
Rophe7341/
Roopi7326/
Ropey7311/
Rospe7311/
Roipe7311/
Ropea735/
Ropee735/
Roype735/
Ropeć734/
Roopy734/
Rzope731/
Ruope731/
Roped731/
Rohpe731/
Ropeu731/
Rhope731/
Rodpe731/
Ropre730/
Rouppert71135/
Rosspher714/
Rouphier713/
Rouspetr712/
Rotphetr712/
Rupert6715,003/
Rapier672,353/
Rasper67956/
Rupere67757/
Roupie67392/
Rapert67333/
Rupper67323/
Reuper67254/
Roiphe67232/
Rupear67120/
Roopai67115/
Ruperd67107/
Rouppe6796/
Rophet6778/
Ropeih6743/
Roppes6742/
Rapper6739/
Rophie6739/
Raaper6735/
Ropeid6731/
Ropesh6719/
Rapher6716/
Rospir6713/
Rauper6712/
Rodpet6711/
Roppez6710/
Roupee678/
Rapeer678/
Rupfer677/
Roshpe674/
Ruyper673/
Ratper673/
Rašper673/
Radper672/
Rhopes672/
Ropetz672/
Ropiej672/
Rahper672/
Rotpet672/
Ropheh672/
Rupher671/
Roopaa671/
Roopis671/
Rooppa671/
Ropets671/
Ropgey671/
Roppre671/
Rapeur671/
Rapere671/
Razper671/
Rospes671/
Ropeap671/
Rozpey671/
Roophy671/
Rospea671/
Rosppe671/
Roopha671/
Rodped671/
Rophey670/
Rupier670/
Raperd670/
Rusper670/
Ropeds670/

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Rooper Reference & Research

Roope One-name Study - A profile of the Roope surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Roper DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Roper FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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