Harper (name)

Harper is a surname that is also commonly used as a given name in the United States.

Harper
Pronunciation/ˈhɑːrpər/
Origin
Meaningharper

In some cases, the surname originated from an occupational name, and is derived from the Middle English harper, harpere ("harper"). In other cases, the surname is derived from the Norman le Harpur. The surname can also be derived from the Gaelic Mac Chruiteir ("son of the harper").[1]

Harper is also the Anglicization of the German family name Härpfer, deriving from playing the musical instrument harp.

People with the surname

People with the given name

Fictional characters with the surname
  • Several characters in the American sitcom Mama's Family:
  • Several characters in the British sitcom My Family:
  • Several characters in the American sitcom Two and a Half Men:
  • Ben "Beanie" Harper, character in the television series Love of Life
  • Cally Harper Ewing, character in the television series Dallas
  • David Harper (General Hospital), character in the television series General Hospital
  • Dick Harper, character in the 1977 film Fun with Dick and Jane and the 2005 remake
  • Harry Harper (Casualty), character in the television series Casualty
  • Holly Harper, character in the television series Brothers & Sisters
  • Jack Harper (disambiguation), several characters
  • Jane Harper, character in the 1977 film Fun with Dick and Jane and the 2005 remake
  • Jess Harper, character from the 1958 NBC Western series Laramie. Played by Robert Fuller.
  • Joe Harper, character in the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
  • Johnny Harper, character in the television series The O.C.
  • Kate Harper (The West Wing), character on the television show The West Wing
  • Molly Harper, character in the film Final Destination 5
  • Owen Harper, one of the main protagonists in the television series Torchwood
  • Patrick Harper (fiction), character in the television series Sharpe
  • Sally Harper, character in the BBC comedy Coupling
  • Seamus Zelazny Harper, character in the television series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
  • Steven Harper (Boston Public), character in the television series Boston Public
  • Ty Harper, character in the television series Neighbours
  • Rebecca Harper, character in the television series Brothers & Sisters
  • Roy Harper (comics), DC Comics character
  • Wade Harper, character in two episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger. Played by Robert Fuller.
  • Will Harper, character in the television series EastEnders
  • William Harper Littlejohn, character in the Doc Savage novels by Lester Dent

Fictional characters with the given name
  • Harper Avery, surgeon that the Harper Avery Award is named after and grandfather of Jackson Avery in Grey's Anatomy
  • Harper Connelly, title character of The Harper Connelly Mysteries novels by Charlaine Harris
  • Harper Dearing, businessman-turned terrorist and main villain in the 10th season of NCIS
  • Harper Decker Simmons, character in the film Parental Guidance
  • Harper Pitt, character in the Pulitzer Prize winning Angels in America
  • Harper Finkle, character in the sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place
  • Harper Lee Burgess, supporting character in the sitcom Girl Meets World
  • Harper Stanhope, character in Lost
  • Harper Whitley, character in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street

See also
  • Happer (disambiguation)

References
  1. Hanks, P; Coates, R; McClure, P, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 2. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-879882-8.
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