as a Last Name
- 21,823
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Roper
Meaning & Origins
English: occupational name for a maker or seller of rope, from an agent derivative of Old English rāp ‘rope’. See also Roop.
| 1,657th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 21,823
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- South Carolina
- has the most people named Roper per capita
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