| ![Show Contents]() Lauper History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of LauperWhat does the name Lauper mean? The Lauper surname is thought to have evolved independently from two distinct sources. Some instances of the name come from the Middle English "le pere," from the Old English "le-ap," meaning "a basket;" in which case the name was occupational for a basket maker. Other instances of the name come from the Old English "hle-apere," meaning a "dancer," "runner," or "courier," and the name would have been either occupational or nickname. Early Origins of the Lauper familyThe surname Lauper was first found in Warwickshire the first on record of the name appears to be Robert Lepere, a Knights Templar in Warwickshire in 1185. Later in Essex, Geoffrey Lepere was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for 1221. Richard le Lepor was recorded in 1298. 1 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included: Geoffrey le Lepere, Oxfordshire; Walter le Lepere, Buckinghamshire; and Robert Leper, Lincolnshire. In Yorkshire, Alicia Lepar was listed there in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. William le Poure was found in the Close Rolls, 1 Edward I (during the first year of the reign of King Edward I.) 2 Early History of the Lauper familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lauper research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1295 and 1713 are included under the topic Early Lauper History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lauper Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Leeper, Leaper, Leper, LePere, Lepere, Lepper, Leiper, Leyper, Peer, Pere, Peir and many more. Early Notables of the Lauper familyWilliam Peer (died 1713), English actor. He owes the survival of his name to a humorous mention of his career by Steele in the Guardian, No. 82. He...
Another 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lauper Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Lauper familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Lauper or a variant listed above were: Jno Leaper, who settled in Virginia in 1658; Robt Leeper, who arrived in Virginia in 1677; Andrew Leeper, who arrived in Virginia in 1747; John Leeper, who arrived in North Carolina in 1763.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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