Roper (surname)

Roper is a surname. In England, people with this surname include members from the House of Roper. Members of the family have held three hereditary titles: Viscount of Baltinglass, Baron Dacre of Glanton, and Baron of Teynham.

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

Other people worldwide, with the surname include politicians, academics, sportsmen, entertainment, and fictional characters.

House of Roper

• 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)
• 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 (b. 1928)

The heir apparent to the title of Baron of Teynham is the present holder's son Hon. David John Henry Ingham Roper-Curzon (b. 1965).
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Henry "Harry" Christopher John Ingham Roper-Curzon (b. 1986).

Politicians

• Daniel Calhoun Roper (1867–1943), an American politician
• Elmer Ernest Roper (1893–1994), a Canadian politician
• Sandra Roper, 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.[1]
• 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

1. The History of Duelling, Vol. 2, by J. G. Millingen (London: Richard Bentley, 1841), pp. 146,7