Scheper

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Scheper.

Proper noun

Scheper (plural Schepers)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Scheper is the 39837^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 551 individuals. Scheper is most common among White (94.74%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Scheper”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German Low German

Alternative forms

Schæper

Etymology

From Schaap +‎ -er, related to High German Schäfer.

Noun

Scheper m (plural Schepers)

shepherd

See also

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