Scheper

English

Etymology

From Low German Schaap +‎ -er, related to High German Schäfer, meaning shepherd, or from Dutch schipper, related to English Skipper, meaning a ship's captain.

Proper noun

Scheper (plural Schepers)

1. 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Schæper

Etymology

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

Noun

Scheper m (plural Schepers)

1. shepherd

See also

• Scheperin
• Schepersche