Napier

in Illinois

There are 365 people with the last name "Napier" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

NameRank
Napier 3,045
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  1. is 3,041st most common Bynum
  2. is 3,042nd most common Hamer
  3. is 3,043rd most common Irby
  4. is 3,044th most common Johansen
  5. is 3,045th most common Napier
  6. is 3,046th most common Newby
  7. is 3,047th most common Purdy
  8. is 3,048th most common Thrasher
  9. is 3,049th most common Hodgson


Meaning & History

Scottish: occupational name for a producer or seller of table linen or for a naperer, the servant in charge of the linen in use in a great house, Middle English, Old French nap(p)ier, an agent derivative of Old French nappe ‘table cloth’ (Latin mappa). Compare Napper.

Shortened form of Polish Napierala or a similar name.

FOREBEARS An extensive Scottish family called Napier, who once held the earldom of Lennox, are descended from the hereditary naperers to the Kings of Scotland in the 12th century.


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