Soper is an
occupational surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
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soaper
A soaper is a person who practices soap making. It is the origin of the surnames "Soper", "Soaper", and "Saboni" (Arabic for soap maker). Roads named "Sopers Lane," "Soper Street," and so forth often were centres for soap making.
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It may refer to:
People
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Daniel E. Soper (1843–1923), American politician
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Donald Soper, Baron Soper (1903–1998), British Methodist minister, socialist and pacifist
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Fred E. Soper (1854–1930), American politician
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George Soper
George Albert Soper II (2 February 1870 – 17 June 1948) was an American sanitation engineer. He was best known for discovering Mary Mallon, also known as Typhoid Mary, an asymptomatic carrier of typhoid fever.
Biography
Soper was the son of ...
(1870–1948), American sanitation engineer
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George Soper (illustrator) (1870–1942), British illustrator and etcher
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John Harris Soper
John Harris Soper (1846–1944) was Marshal of the Kingdom of Hawaii during the period of 1884-86 and 1888-90.
He was born November 17, 1846, in Plymouth, Devon, England to Thomas Harris Soper and Mary Kipling Soper.
A military man, he became Comm ...
(1846–1944), marshall of the Kingdom of Hawaii
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Kate Soper
Kate Soper (born 1943) is a British philosopher. She is currently Visiting Professor at the University of Brighton.http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/staff/kate-soper
Background
Soper was educated at the University of Oxford (BA) and worked as a trans ...
(born 1943), British philosopher
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Kate Soper (composer)
Kate Soper (born 1981) is a composer and vocalist, notable for her innovative treatment of the vocal mechanism. Her work as both a composer and performer explores the dramatic and affective qualities of the human voice, capitalizing on extended ...
(born 1981), American composer
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Lesley Soper
Lesley Frances Soper (born 5 November 1954) is a former New Zealand politician of the New Zealand Labour Party, Labour Party.
Political career
She was a Labour Party List MP, list member of Parliament for several months in 2005, replacing ...
(born 1954), New Zealand politician
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Matt Soper, American politician
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Steve Soper (born 1951), British racing driver
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Tony Soper
Tony Soper (born 10 January 1929) is a British naturalist, author and broadcaster.
Life and career
Soper was educated at Hyde Park Elementary School and at Devonport High School for Boys, both in Plymouth. He joined the BBC at 17 as a "youth-i ...
(born 1929), British naturalist, author and broadcaster
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J. Dewey Soper (1893–1982), Canadian explorer/ornithologist
Places
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Soper, Burkina Faso
Soper is a village in the Zonsé Department of Boulgou Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered ...
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Soper, Michigan, ghost town
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Soper, Oklahoma
Soper is a town in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. The town was named for Pliny L. Soper, who was an attorney for the Arkansas and Choctaw Railway.
History
At the time of its founding, Sope ...
, US
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Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary, or Dewey Soper, is a migratory bird sanctuary in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in western Baffin Island, from Bowman Bay to the Koukdjuak River, and is named in honour of zoologist ...
, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
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Soper Lake, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
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Soper River
The Soper River ( Inuktitut: , meaning "the great river") () is a waterway on Baffin Island, Nunavut. The river flows over and then empties into Soper Lake and Pleasant Inlet. The Soper River was designated a Canadian Heritage River in 1992.
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, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
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Soper Frauds redirects to
Michigan relics The Michigan Relics (also known as the Scotford Frauds or Soper Frauds) are a series of alleged ancient artifacts that were "discovered" during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. They were presented by some to be evidence that people o ...
, archaeological fakes in Michigan
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Occupational surnames
English-language occupational surnames