In Portugal, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that described a person's temperament or appearance were frequently used. Such nicknames sometimes became hereditary and were passed down as surnames onto further generations. The name Loper is thought to be derived from the Latin word "lupus," meaning "wolf."
Alternatively, the name could have been a patronymic name, meaning "Son of Lope", where Lope is a Spanish given name deriving from Latin lupus, meaning "wolf".
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Early Origins of the Loper family
The surname Loper was first found in the province of Lugo where today it is the most common name in that area.
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Loper Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Lopez, Lopes, Lope, Llop, Lupus, Llopis and others.
Loper Ranking
In the United States, the name Loper is the 4,152nd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Loper (post 1700)
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Collyn "Whitly" Loper (b. 1986), American sport shooter who won a gold medal in trap shooting at the 2003 Pan American Games
James Leaders Loper (1931-2013), American television executive who co-founded KCET in 1964 and served as Executive Director of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences from 1983 to 1999
David E. Loper, American geologist, having been Distinguished Research Professor (1991-1992) and the George W. DeVore Professor of Geological Science at Florida State University (1999)
Brad Loper (b. 1970), American photojournalist, best known for winning the Pulitzer Prize for his breaking news photography during Hurricane Katrina in 2005
Alonzo A. Loper (1829-1917), American farmer and politician who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1873 and then in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1878 and 1879
Daniel Robert Loper (b. 1982), American NFL football guard who has played from 2005 to 2011
Albert A. "Bert" Loper (1869-1949), American pioneer of the sport of whitewater river-running in the American Southwest
Major-General Herbert Bernard Loper (1896-1989), American Chief of Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (1952-1955) 2
Don Loper (1906-1972), American costume and necktie designer
Augusta Loper (b. 1922), American artist living in Italy
