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Harper


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Origin Of The Surname Harper

Meaning Of The Surname Harper

Son of the harper

Interesting Facts About Harper

This Old English surname dates back to before the 7th century when it was spelt as ‘hearp’, it was only in Middle English when the name adopted the suffix ‘er’ to create ‘harper’. Some other spelling variations of this name include Harpour and Harpur. The first recorded spelling of the name dates back to 1186 and belonged to Robert Le Harpur.

Harper Statistics

Harper is the number 118 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 61,606 share the surname Harper in the UK.

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