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The roper Surname

roper Name Meaning and History

  1. English: occupational name for a maker or seller of rope, from an agent derivative of Old English rap ‘rope’. See also Roop.
  2. Variant of French Robert.
  3. North German (Röper): occupational name for a town crier, from an agent derivative of Middle Low German ropen ‘to call’.

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Distribution of roper Families in the US in 1920
Number of roper families
 87-172
 30-86
 1-29
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