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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • English and Scottish : from Middle English le(a)pere, an occupational name for a basket maker (from Old English lēap ‘basket’).
  • English and Scottish : occupational name or nickname for a dancer, runner, or courier (Old English hlēapere).

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