Roper (surname)

Roper

Origin
Meaning	occupational name for a maker of rope, or toponymic name from Rupier
Other names
Variant form(s)	Riep, Repp, Reef, Reep, Reeper, Reepmaeker, Raper

Roper is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Roper family

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Col. Roper (died 1788), Commander in Chief of the Island of St. Vincent, killed in a duel with Mr. Thomas Purefoy.
• 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

• 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

• Roper (disambiguation)
• Roeper (disambiguation)
• Baron Teynham, peerage held by the Roper family since 1616