Harper

in Pennsylvania

There are 2,903 people with the last name "Harper" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

NameRank
Harper 281
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  1. is 277th most common Knight
  2. is 278th most common Grove
  3. is 279th most common Steele
  4. is 280th most common Conrad
  5. is 281st most common Harper
  6. is 282nd most common Newman
  7. is 283rd most common Bishop
  8. is 284th most common Nichols
  9. is 285th most common Hopkins

Similar Names and Nicknames

Harp, Harpster, Harpe, Harpole, Harpel, Harps, Harpold, Harpin, Harpenau, Harpham

Most Common First Names for Harper

Robert, William, James, John, Michael, Thomas, David, Charles, Richard, George



Meaning & History

English, Scottish, and Irish: occupational name for a player on the harp, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Middle Dutch harp ‘harp’. The harper was one of the most important figures of a medieval baronial hall, especially in Scotland and northern England, and the office of harper was sometimes hereditary. The Scottish surname is probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Chruiteir ‘son of the harper’ (from Gaelic cruit ‘harp’, ‘stringed instrument’). This surname has long been present in Ireland.


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