Soper Surname

35,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,849 people bear this surname

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

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.

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Soper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,0201:40,1844,944
England2,5441:21,9023,072
Canada1,2141:30,3513,964
New Zealand7581:5,974996
Australia6861:39,3525,092
Wales1511:20,4942,174
Scotland711:75,4065,680
Liberia691:63,8925,540
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7861:13,6482,049
Wales291:54,0832,718
Guernsey171:1,921330
Jersey151:3,459578
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5211:19,9202,513

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.

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

(English) Soap-Maker [Middle English soper(e; Middle English sope, Old English sápe, soap + the agential suff. -er(e] Julian le Sopere.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who made or sold soap.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A soap-boiler. A maker of this article is still called a soaper in Aberdeenshire. Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Sober; a location name in Yorkshire Or from the German, Sopart; from the Flemish, Sopers; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šoper9322/
Sopher911,846/
Sopper91381/
Souper91144/
Scoper9163/
Shoper9135/
Sopere9134/
Sooper9132/
Sopeer9118/
Sosper914/
Szoper914/
Sopert911/
Sioper911/
Sopeir910/
Sopear910/
Sope892,467/
Shopher83137/
Schoper8388/
Szopper8347/
Soopere8345/
Shopper8331/
Soupper8322/
Shopert8317/
Soppert8314/
Soupier8313/
Sophier8312/
Shooper8311/
Sophear8310/
Shopier839/
Sospetr837/
Scooper836/
Soypher833/
Shoperd833/
Scopher832/
Soupert832/
Soopper831/
Shopfer831/
Soupher831/
Suopere831/
Sophert831/
Soyperh831/
Shope805,745/
Saper804,338/
Seper801,755/
Soppe801,533/
Coper801,053/
Soupe80590/
Sophe80540/
Sopie80395/
Sopee80264/
Sopeh80237/
Siope80131/
Sopir80100/
Sopet8081/
Sopea8075/
Soipe8053/
Sopfe8037/
Szope8034/
Sopei8031/
Sopre8018/
Joper8016/
Soope8014/
Soped809/
Sopes804/
Sopey802/
Sopez802/
Suope801/
Sotpe801/
Sopeu801/
Sospe801/
Schopper772,340/
Schopfer772,061/
Shoppert7730/
Soperová7720/
Schopert775/
Schopher774/
Shoepfer772/
Schoeper771/
Shopperd771/
Schooper771/
Souppert771/
Scuopher771/
Shopherd770/
Cooper73643,797/
Jasper7328,586/
Sophie7315,622/
Copper735,788/
Sepehr734,626/
Sapper732,084/
Copher731,259/
Sophea731,081/
Sieper73794/
Shoupe73751/
Sapere73748/
Soipei73700/
Shaper73289/
Copfer73252/
Sepper73251/
Suiper73239/
Soppet73234/
Soupet73181/
Sophey73155/
Soupir73151/
Sapier73136/
Soupre73128/
Schope73108/
Szoppe73104/
Shopes7384/
Sophir7383/
Sopets7379/
Soupez7378/
Soupey7377/
Söpper7377/
Jouper7375/
Choper7371/
Siopes7366/
Jopert7365/
Sophee7362/
Sheper7349/
Sauper7347/
Soopee7343/
Shoope7339/
Josper7339/
Zopper7336/
Szaper7336/
Shopey7335/
Souppe7334/
Sepeur7332/
Soipet7327/
Sapher7325/
Shopee7319/
Soppie7319/
Sophed7317/
Sepher7316/
Shopei7316/
Sopeha7315/
Zooper7313/
Sasper7312/
Soipey7311/
Soupír7311/
Sapeer7311/
Sopieh7310/
Shoipe739/
Shoppe738/
Sceper738/
Shopie738/
Sopire734/
Shotpe734/
Sopeah734/
Sopehy734/
Coiper733/
Scaper733/
Sapert733/
Soupie733/
Jopper733/
Jsaper733/
Seeper732/
Szeper732/
Cobper732/
Jopher732/
Sopech732/
Soopie732/
Jooper731/
Sohpie731/
Sophei731/
Sophep731/
Sophet731/
Shodpe731/
Siaper731/
Soipre731/
Suopre731/
Soipir731/
Sopheu731/
Sospes731/
Siopei731/
Siophe731/
Soupee731/
Sapeur731/
Sospet731/
Shophe731/
Sahper731/
Saeper731/
Sopeeh731/
Sopfie731/
Soopei731/
Shopir731/
Ssaper731/
Zasper730/
Zopher730/
Sophes730/
Sepeer730/
Soupes730/
Zouper730/
Schoppert71593/
Schoepfer71590/
Schoepper7186/
Sopperová7113/
Schoepher715/
Schobpfer711/
Schoopert711/
Schopfert710/
Schaper6717,152/
Sopa6714,800/
Sape677,800/
Schoppe674,683/
Scheper674,681/
Sopi674,561/
Zope672,250/
Schäper671,491/
Sophire67975/
Jaspert67643/
Shouppe67468/
Joppert67255/
Saphier67243/
Sappier67194/
Soiphet67189/
Sophiea67149/
Shoppes67122/
Sappert67105/
Shoppee67102/
Coopper6787/
Schopperth6783/
Shepher6777/
Sopheap6776/
Shepper6774/
Saupper6766/
Shapert6758/
Sopy6752/
Szapert6751/
Szapper6741/
Shahper6729/
Shaaper6723/
Jaspher6720/
Sheeper6719/
Shoupes6719/
Shapere6719/
Saphere6718/
Sephier6717/
Shophet6713/
Chopper6712/
Shepfer6712/
Shaperd6712/
Shapper6710/
Sapheer6710/
Jospher6710/
Seppeur6710/
Coopeer678/
Coppfer677/
Jaspere677/
Zschope677/
Sepehrr677/
Schoupe676/
Jopeire676/
Çope676/
Shophie676/
Soypeth676/
Soppett675/
Cooperr675/
Sophees675/
Sappeur675/
Sahpeer675/
Coupper674/
Chopear674/
Shapeer674/
Schoope674/
Souphie674/
Sopheas674/
Dcooper673/
Chopher673/
Chasper673/
Jaspper673/
Soipech673/
Souppez673/
Soyphet673/
Shoppey672/
Shoppie672/
Shapher672/
Shapier672/
Chotper672/
Xope672/
Sopheat672/
Soupire672/
Souppes672/
Chouper672/
Souphet672/
Soypech672/
Satpere671/
Jaspeer671/
Jotpher671/
Giasper671/
Schooppert671/
Schopes671/
Schuope671/
Scapper671/
Sophead671/
Siepher671/
Shoopie671/
Shoppet671/
Shepear671/
Shepier671/
Sephear671/
Shapejr671/
Zcooper671/
Jausper671/
Jouhper671/
Chooper671/
Jaasper671/
Jospere671/
Sophieh671/
Sopphea671/
Shehper671/
Sahaper671/
Sapierz671/
Schopez671/
Schóper671/
Sephehr671/
Szepper671/
Djoperd671/
Djopere671/
Chopere671/
Coupeer671/
Coppper671/
Sapeire671/
Soipire671/
Soipeth671/
Coipper671/
Joypeer671/
Jospert670/
Shauper670/
Shoopes670/
Coppher670/
Sophiey670/
Shasper670/
Siepper670/
Seppier670/
Chopeir670/
Shapfer670/
Saupert670/
Hcooper670/
Scepper670/
Schopie670/
Coopfer670/

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