Napper Family History
Napper Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a naperer, the servant in
charge of the linen in use in a great house, Middle English, Old
French nap(p)ier. Compare Scottish Napier.Dutch:
nickname from an agent derivative of Middle Dutch nappen
‘prick’, ‘sting’, ‘bite’.Dutch: occupational name from an
agent derivative of nap ‘cup’, denoting a turner who made cups,
dishes, and bowls.Altered spelling of German
Knapper.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Napper Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Napper families
 28 - 54  10 - 27 |
 1 - 9  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Napper families
|
89 - 176 30 - 88 |
1 - 29 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Napper Family Origin
Napper Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Napper
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Napper Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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