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Harper (name) Harper is an English, Scottish, and Irish surname that is also commonly used as a given name in the United States. In some cases, the surname originated from an occupational name, and is derived from the Middle English ''harper'', ''harpere'' ("ha ...

, a surname and given name

Places

;in Canada * Harper Islands, Nunavut *

Harper, Prince Edward Island Harper (sometimes referred to collectively as Harper Road) is a Canadian rural community located in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island. Among other roads, Harper is located on Route 158, which runs from Route 2 (Tignish) to Route 156 ...

;In the United States *Harper, former name of

Costa Mesa, California Costa Mesa (; Spanish for "Table Coast") is a city in Orange County, California. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to an urban area including part of the South Coast Plaza–John Wa ...

in Orange County *

Harper, Illinois Harper is an unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Lou ...

* Harper, Indiana *

Harper, Iowa Harper is a city in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 118 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Harper's longitude and latitude coordinatesin decimal form are 41.3625116, -92.0510106. According to the United States Cens ...

Harper, Kansas Harper is a city in Harper County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,313. History Harper was founded in 1877 by a colony from Iowa. The city of Harper, like Harper County, is named for Sergeant Mar ...

* Harper, Kentucky *

Harper, Missouri Harper is an unincorporated community in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History A post office called Harper was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1917. The community has the name of H. G. Harper, a pioneer citi ...

Harper, Logan County, Ohio Harper is an unincorporated community in Logan County, Ohio, Logan County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. History Harper was laid out in 1851 around the time the railroad was extended to that point. A post office called Harper was established in 1856 ...

Harper, Ross County, Ohio Harper is an unincorporated community in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 ...

Harper, Oregon Harper is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office with a ZIP code 97906. Harper lies off U.S. Route 20 southwest of Vale. Demographics Climate Harper has a co ...

Harper, Texas Harper is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP), located west of Fredericksburg on U.S. Highway 290, in Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,192 at the 2010 census. Geography Harper is locate ...

Harper, Utah Harper is a ghost town located in Ninemile Canyon (Utah), Ninemile Canyon (at the mouth of Argyle Canyon (Utah), Argyle Canyon) in Carbon County, Utah, Carbon and Duchesne County, Utah, Duchesne counties in Utah, United States. This stagecoach ...

Harper, Washington Harper is an unincorporated community in Kitsap County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is part of the Southworth census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population de ...

* Harper, Wyoming ;Elsewhere *

Harper, Liberia Harper, situated on Cape Palmas, is the capital of Maryland County in Liberia. It is a coastal town situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Hoffman River. Harper is Liberia's 11th largest town, with a population of 17,837. Name The town i ...

Harper River The Harper River is a tributary of the Wilberforce River which itself flows into the Rakaia River in New Zealand's Canterbury region. It is located in the Southern Alps and a pass in the Harper River headwaters leads into the Waimakariri River ca ...

in Canterbury, New Zealand *

Harper Adams University Harper Adams University, founded in 1901 as Harper Adams College, is a public university located close to the village of Edgmond, near Newport, in Shropshire, England. Established in 1901, the college is a specialist provider of higher educat ...

, Shropshire, United Kingdom.

Court cases

* ''Harper'' ''v''. ''Virginia Board of Elections'', 383 U.S. 663 (1966), overruling ''Breedlove'' ''v''. ''Suttles'', 302 U.S. 277 (1937)

Other uses

* Harper, a

harp The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps can be made and played in various ways, standing or sitting, and in orche ...

player * ''Harper'' (film), a 1966 film starring Paul Newman and Lauren Bacall *

Harper (publisher) Harper is an American publishing house, the flagship imprint of global publisher HarperCollins based in New York City. History J. & J. Harper (1817–1833) James Harper and his brother John, printers by training, started their book publishin ...

, an American publishing house, the imprint of global publisher HarperCollins *

Harper College William Rainey Harper College is a public community college in Palatine, Illinois. It was established by referendum in 1965 and opened in September 1967. It is named for William Rainey Harper, a pioneer in the junior college movement in the ...

, a community college in Palatine, Illinois, USA * Short name for ''

harper by Harper's Bazaar ''harper by Harper's Bazaar'' (referred to as "''harper''") is a supplement to the American women's fashion magazine ''Harper's Bazaar'' presented in various physical and digital formats. History The supplement was introduced at 8:00 AM on Februar ...

'' * Harper (''Forgotten Realms''), a member of a fictional semi-secret organization

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