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Harper

in the US

There are 96,548 people with the last name "Harper" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Harper 218
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  1. is 214th most common Mendoza
  2. is 215th most common Watkins
  3. is 216th most common Burke
  4. is 217th most common Morrison
  5. is 218th most common Harper
  6. is 219th most common Fernandez
  7. is 220th most common Carr
  8. is 221st most common Romero
  9. is 222nd most common Jacobs

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Harper

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

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.

Recent Searches for "Harper" in the US

Since June 2009
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James Harper (922 searches)
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