How common is the surname Raper?

4,825 people in the United States had the surname Raper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,989 Americans. It ranked 6,952nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Raper?

Matthew Raper, British astronomer, mathematician and scholar; (1705-1778).

Where is the surname Raper most common?

Wikidata records people named Raper in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Is the surname Raper getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,895 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,825 in 2010, down 1.4%.

The surname Raper

A surname, carried by 4,825 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Raper is more common than 95.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,825 people named Raper in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 63,989 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,895.

#6,952

rank among US surnames

4,825

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,404)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,947	Brockway	4,828	63,949
#6,948	Nez	4,827	63,962
#6,949	Nay	4,826	63,975
#6,952	Hinrichs	4,825	63,989
#6,954	Summerlin	4,824	64,002
#6,955	Bly	4,823	64,015

Who is named Raper

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Raper identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rapers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Matthew Raper
British astronomer, mathematician and scholar; (1705-1778)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Raper

Raper has the Soundex code R160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R160.

Questions

How common is the surname Raper?: 4,825 people in the United States had the surname Raper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,989 Americans. It ranked 6,952nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Raper?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Raper identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Raper?: Matthew Raper, British astronomer, mathematician and scholar; (1705-1778).
Where is the surname Raper most common?: Wikidata records people named Raper in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Is the surname Raper getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,895 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,825 in 2010, down 1.4%.