as a Last Name
- 11,061
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Pepper
Meaning & Origins
English and North German: from Middle English peper, piper, Middle Low German peper ‘pepper’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a spicer; alternatively, it may be a nickname for a small man (as if the size of a peppercorn) or one with a fiery temper, or for a dark-haired person (from the color of a peppercorn) or anecdotal for someone who paid a peppercorn rent.
| 2,802nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 11,061
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Delaware
- has the most people named Pepper per capita
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