Roper (surname)
Appearance
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Meaning | occupational name for a maker or seller of rope[1] |
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Variant form(s) | Rooper, Raper, Rapier, Repper[1] |
Roper is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Roper family
[edit]- William Roper (1496–1578), attorney general of Henry VIII, was offered a Dukedom by him, but declined it.
- Margaret Roper (1505–1544), English, writer, and daughter to Thomas More
- John Roper, 1st Baron Teynham (c. 1534–1618)
- Christopher Roper, 2nd Baron Teynham (1561–1622)
- Sir Thomas Roper, 1st Viscount Baltinglass (1587-1638)
- Elizabeth Roper (d. 1658), English courtier
- John Roper, 3rd Baron Teynham (c. 1591–1628)
- Thomas Roper, 2nd Viscount Baltinglass (died c. 1670)
- Cary Roper, 3rd Viscount Baltinglass (died 1672)
- Christopher Roper, 4th Baron Teynham (1621–1673)
- Christopher Roper, 5th Baron Teynham (d. 1689)
- John Roper, 6th Baron Teynham (d. 1697)
- Christopher Roper, 7th Baron Teynham (d. 1699)
- Henry Roper, 8th Baron Teynham (c. 1676–1723)
- Philip Roper, 9th Baron Teynham (1707–1727)
- Henry Roper, 10th Baron Teynham (c. 1708–1781)
- Henry Roper, 11th Baron Teynham (1734–1786)
- Henry Roper, 12th Baron Teynham (1764–1800)
- John Roper, 13th Baron Teynham (1767–1824)
- Henry Francis Roper-Curzon, 14th Baron Teynham (1767–1842)
- Henry Roper-Curzon, 15th Baron Teynham (1789–1842)
- George Henry Roper-Curzon, 16th Baron Teynham (1798–1889)
- Henry George Roper-Curzon, 17th Baron Teynham (1822–1892)
- Henry John Philip Sidney Roper-Curzon, 18th Baron Teynham (1867–1936)
- Christopher John Henry Roper-Curzon, 19th Baron Teynham (1896–1972)
- Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914–2003), Baron Dacre of Glanton
- John Christopher Ingham Roper-Curzon, 20th Baron Teynham (1928–2021)
- David John Henry Ingham Roper-Curzon, 21st Baron Teynham (born 1965)
- Harley Roper, 1st Lord of the Principality of Sealand (born 1996)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Henry "Harry" Christopher John Ingham Roper-Curzon (born 1986).
Politicians
[edit]- Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867–1943), an American politician
- Elmer Roper (1893–1994), a Canadian politician
- Sandra Roper (born 1956), a New York lawyer and politician
- John Roper, Baron Roper (1935–2016), a British politician
Academics and writers
[edit]- Brian Roper (academic), former vice-chancellor of London Met
- Clyde Roper (born 1937), zoologist known for his research on giant squid
- L. David Roper (born 1935), discoverer of the Roper resonance in particle physics and genealogist
- Lyndal Roper, Fellow at Oriel College and author of Witch Craze
- Nancy Roper (1918–2004), British nurse theorist and lexicographer
Sportspeople
[edit]- Tony Roper (racing driver) (1964–2000), pickup race driver.
- Jim Roper (1916-2000), race driver
- Brian Roper (Gaelic footballer), an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Donegal
- Don Roper (1922–2001), an English footballer
- John Roper, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
- Justin Roper (born 1987), American football player
- Steve Roper, an American rock climber
Entertainers
[edit]- Brian Roper (actor) (1929–1994), British and American film actor noted for his character portrayal as Dickon in The Secret Garden (1949 film).
- David Roper, British actor
- Deidra Muriel Roper (born 1948), an American DJ and singer.
- George Roper, British stand-up comedian. Known for his work on the British comedy show The Comedians.
- Lizzie Roper (born 1968), British actress
- Reese Roper, singer / songwriter for the bands Five Iron Frenzy, Brave Saint Saturn, and Roper
- Todd Roper, drummer for the band Deathray
- Skid Roper, an American musician
- Jake Roper, host of YouTube science show Vsauce 3.
Other people
[edit]- Col. Roper (died 1788), Commander in Chief of the Island of St. Vincent, killed in a duel with Mr. Thomas Purefoy.[2]
- Abel Roper (1665–1726), English journalist and publisher
- Moses Roper (c. 1810 – c. 1861), a slave born in North Carolina who escaped to England and wrote a book about his slavery experiences
- Elmo Roper (1900–1971), founder of the Roper Opinion Research Company (the "Roper Poll"), later renamed Roper Starch Worldwide Company
- George Denny Roper (1855–1925), founder of the Roper Manufacturing Company of Zanesville, Ohio, later purchased by Whirlpool Corporation
- Harry J. Roper, current partner and Chair - Intellectual Property, Jenner & Block
- Jesse M. Roper (1851–1901), an officer of the United States Navy
- Joanna Roper (born 1969), British civil servant and diplomat
- John Charles Abercromby Roper, (1915–1998), British foreign-service officer
- Lanning Roper (1912–1983), a United States citizen who became a well-known English gardener
- John Roper (born c. 1822, date of death unknown), Australian explorer; Roper Peak and Roper River in the Northern Territory are named after him
- Kevin Roper, animator for Hanna-Barbera Productions in the 1970s
- Patrick Trevor-Roper (1916–2004), a British surgeon and gay rights activist
- Sylvester Howard Roper (1823–1896), Inventor of the motorcycle
- Shirley Phelps-Roper (born 1957), de facto spokesman for the Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, daughter of Fred Phelps
Fictional characters
[edit]- George Roper, fictional character in the British sitcom George and Mildred.
- Stanley Roper, a character in the sitcoms Three's Company and its spinoff The Ropers.
- Scott Roper, a character played by Eddie Murphy in Metro (1997 film).
- Steve Roper, a character in the comic strip Steve Roper and Mike Nomad.
- Roper, a character played by John Saxon in Enter the Dragon.
- Richard Onslow Roper, a character from John le Carré's novel The Night Manager.
See also
[edit]- Roper (disambiguation)
- Roeper (disambiguation)
- Baron Teynham, peerage held by the Roper family since 1616
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 4 (First ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-879881-1.
- ^ The History of Duelling, Vol. 2, by J. G. Millingen (London: Richard Bentley, 1841), pp. 146,7