Where Does the Peppers Surname Come From?

Peppers belongs to the Pepper family of names, which has English roots. Its meaning, shared with Pepper, is “Pepper seller”.

How the spelling arose

The extra ending in Peppers is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Pepper's family. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Peppers by the numbers

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Peppers with 5,171 bearers, at rank 6,551.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Peppers family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

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