Soaper History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

Early Origins of the Soaper family

The surname Soaper was first found in Devon where they held a family seat from very ancient times, as Lords of the manor of Woodlands, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Soaper family

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Soaper Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Soper, Souper, Soaper, Super and others.

Early Notables of the Soaper family

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Soaper migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Soaper Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Soaper, who landed in Virginia in 1646 1
John Soaper, who arrived in Virginia in 1655 1

Soaper migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Soaper Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Soaper, who settled in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1751 2

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0