Origins of the Roper surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 206North West 122Isle of ManYorkshire 1119East Midlands 312West Midlands 460East 385London 846South East 345South West 224South Wales 73Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ropers lived in yorkshire

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    7,400 Roper Travel & migration records
    62,000 Ropers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Roper

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    725th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Roper surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Roper first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Ropers

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Ropers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    253

    Domestic Servant

    140

    General Servant Domestic

    127

    Living On Own Means

    116

    Housekeeper

    109

    Common male occupations for Ropers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    322

    Agricultural Labourer

    237

    Farmer

    203

    General Labourer

    202

    Carpenter

    145

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