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soper Name Meaning and History

English (chiefly Devon): occupational name for a soapmaker, from an agent derivative of Middle English sope ‘soap’ (apparently of Celtic origin). The process involved boiling oil or fat together with potash or soda.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The soper name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the soper family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of soper Families in the US in 1920
Number of soper families
 117-232
 40-116		 1-39
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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