The piper Surname
piper Name Meaning and History
- English (mainly southern), Dutch, and North German: occupational name for a player on the pipes, Middle English pipere, Middle Dutch pi(j)per, Middle Low German piper.
- Translation of German Pfeiffer, or of the French secondary surname Lefifre.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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