Piper Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Piper? Think of it as Pieper with a different pen. The family name meaning is “Piper”, the same as for Pieper.

• Without the “e” of Pieper, Piper is a simpler written form of the same name.
• 22,329 Americans were listed as Piper in the 2010 census. That is enough to place it in the top 2,500 American surnames.
• You may also find the name written Piepers.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Piper coat of arms

Looking for a Piper coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours. Research your Piper family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.