Find out how popular the last name Graper is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Graper.

Graper, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Graper surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Graper in America

Graper is the 42511th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Graper surname appeared 510 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Graper.

We can also compare 2010 data for Graper to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Graper

The surname Graper has its origins in England, with the earliest records dating back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Old English word "grapere," which referred to someone who picked or gathered grapes. This suggests that the name may have originally been an occupational surname, given to those who worked in vineyards or with grapes in some capacity.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Graper can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1273, where a William le Graper is mentioned. This early spelling, with the prefix "le," was common in medieval times and indicated the person's occupation or place of origin.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various forms in different parts of England, such as John Graper in Lincolnshire (1379) and Thomas Grapere in Worcestershire (1327). These variations in spelling were common before the standardization of English spelling.

While the surname Graper is not found in the famous Domesday Book of 1086, it does appear in other historical records from the 13th and 14th centuries. For example, a John Graper is mentioned in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327, indicating that he was a taxpayer in that county.

One notable historical figure with the surname Graper was Sir Thomas Graper, a wealthy merchant and alderman of London who lived in the 15th century (c. 1410-1470). He was a member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers and served as the Sheriff of London in 1449.

Another individual of note was William Graper, a Protestant martyr who was burned at the stake in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1555 during the reign of Queen Mary I for his religious beliefs.

In the 16th century, the name is found in various parts of England, including John Graper, a yeoman from Worcestershire (1524), and Thomas Graper, a weaver from Gloucestershire (1585).

During the 17th century, the surname Graper is recorded in places like Oxfordshire, where a William Graper was born in 1620, and Warwickshire, where a John Graper was baptized in 1671.

In the 18th century, the name appears in parish records from counties such as Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, indicating its continued presence across various regions of England.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Graper

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Graper.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Graper was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Graper has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Graper was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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