Soper Surname
Approximately 14,849 people bear this surname
Soper Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the soaper,' a maker of soap. Middle English sope, soap. compare Savoner.
Julian le Sopere, Dorset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Nicholas le Sopere, Gloucestershire ibid.
John le Sopere, Somerset, Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameSoper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,020 | 1:40,184 | 4,944 |
| England | 2,544 | 1:21,902 | 3,072 |
| Canada | 1,214 | 1:30,351 | 3,964 |
| New Zealand | 758 | 1:5,974 | 996 |
| Australia | 686 | 1:39,352 | 5,092 |
| Wales | 151 | 1:20,494 | 2,174 |
| Scotland | 71 | 1:75,406 | 5,680 |
| Liberia | 69 | 1:63,892 | 5,540 |
| Indonesia | 67 | 1:1,973,869 | 124,197 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,786 | 1:13,648 | 2,049 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:54,083 | 2,718 |
| Guernsey | 17 | 1:1,921 | 330 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:3,459 | 578 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,521 | 1:19,920 | 2,513 |
The alternate forms: Šoper (22) are calculated separately.
Soper (63) may also be a first name.
Soper Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the soaper,' a maker of soap. Middle English sope, soap. compare Savoner.
Julian le Sopere, Dorset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Nicholas le Sopere, Gloucestershire ibid.
John le Sopere, Somerset, Kirby's Quest.
1795. Married — Joseph Soper and Elizabeth Powell: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Soap-Maker [Middle English soper(e; Middle English sope, Old English sápe, soap + the agential suff. -er(e] Julian le Sopere.—Hundred Rolls
(English) One who made or sold soap.
A soap-boiler. A maker of this article is still called a soaper in Aberdeenshire. Jamieson.
From Sober; a location name in Yorkshire Or from the German, Sopart; from the Flemish, Sopers; a personal name.
The Sopers are now found in the districts of Kingsbridge and Newton Abbott. John Soper was an Ashburton churchwarden in the reign of Henry VII. (A.). Peter le Sopere lived in Cambridgeshire in the 13th century (H. R.).
Soper Demographics
Average Male Soper Height
176.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Soper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soper Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soper is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Šoper. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soper? popularity and diffusion
The surname Soper is the 35,578th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 490,777 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Soper reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Soper is also the 1,234,572nd most common first name world-wide, held by 63 people.
The surname Soper is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 9,020 people, or 1 in 40,184. In The United States Soper is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 60 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.
Soper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Soper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Soper surname increased 358 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 521 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 207 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Soper Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Soper surname are 10.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.24% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Soper earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.04% more than the national average, earning R 396,948 per year; in United States they earn 5.19% more than the national average, earning $45,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.61% more than the national average, earning $53,464 CAD per year.
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Soper Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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