The Pieper surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,860 people carried this name — #5,103 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,734 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Pieper surname

An occupational name for a piper.

From Old High German pīpa (“shepherd's pipe”) by way of Old High German pīper, which through the consonant shift became Pfeifer: an occupational name for a musician who played the pipe; a nickname for people who played the pipe or were known for their whistling, or who smoked a pipe; or an occupational name for people who made pipes.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (de.wiktionary.org, the German edition) — entry «Pieper», by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · translated from German and condensed.

In Poland’s population register

536 people named Pieper have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 644 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 459
West Pomeranian 20
Masovian 19
Warmian-Masurian 12
Lower Silesian 11
Greater Poland 6
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 5
Lubusz 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

140 people named Pieper live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 31
Aargau 25
Bern 25
Lucerne 10
Schwyz 8
Thurgau 8
Solothurn 7
Zug 7

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 36 people named Pieper.

16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 16
Moselle 10
Haute-Marne 7
Marne 2
Nord 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 30 people named Pieper live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Liège 23
Antwerp 7

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

29 people named Pieper is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 29

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Pieper in American newspapers,
1913–1917.

Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name Pieper
The Daily Missoulian 1913-08-28
Newspaper page from Detroiter Abend-post carrying the name Pieper
Detroiter Abend-post 1917-01-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,131 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Pieper in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

2,114 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Pieper. The most, 436, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 809
Victoria 573
New South Wales 473
Western Australia 195
South Australia 23
Tasmania 9
ACT (Canberra) 8
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Pieper.

Who carried it

People named Pieper,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Wilhelm Pieper
    Wilhelm Pieper 1826–1898 · teacher
  • Friedrich Gottlieb Pieper d. 1768 · jurist
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Theodor Pieper 1813–1866 · violist
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Theodor Pieper 1813–1866 · violist
  • Eduard Pieper 1834–1901 · printer
  • Hermann Pieper 1836– · jurist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Pieper,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,730 records

1,730 records of the Pieper name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,082
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 265
  • Other U.S. records 383
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert J. Pieper

    Born 1919 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois; auto plant worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Rolly Lafond Pieper

    Born 1932; from Oswego, Oregon. U.S. Marine Corps; killed in action 1952 in Korea. Buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Dora Pieper

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Elbe from Bremen and Southampton, aged 21; servant. From Bremen, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,730 records for Pieper in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands4,416 records

4,416 records of the Pieper name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2,755
  • Dutch population registers 1,533
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 128
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Aleidis Pieper

    Married in 1816 in Haarlem; domestic servant. Died 1867 in Haarlem, aged 78.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Geerling Pieper

    Married in 1888 in Zutphen; farmer. Died 1888 in Zutphen, aged 28.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Maria Elisabeth Pieper

    Married in 1900 in Emmen; farmer. Died 1917 in Schoonebeekerveld, aged 73.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4,416 records for Pieper in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany2,262 records

2,262 records of the Pieper name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 2,252
  • German emigration and citizenship files 10
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Franz Pieper

    Born 1898; from Labes, Regenwalde. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 5 February 1918; then reported missing in the list of 4 December 1918 (Grenadier Regiment No. 2).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Oskar Pieper

    Emigrated to New York in 1883.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johanna Maria Friederike Pieper

    Emigrated to the United States in 1855.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)

Showing 3 of 2,262 records for Pieper in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Australia67 records

67 records of the Pieper name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 30
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 20
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 17
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Johann Pieper

    Arrived in Queensland in 1863 aboard the La Rochelle, aged 37.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ernest L. F. Pieper

    Laborer of Kerang, Victoria; died 1939.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Pieper

    Arrived in Victoria in 1890 aboard the Nurnberg, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 67 records for Pieper in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France14 records

14 records of the Pieper name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Thierry Albert Andre Pieper

    Born 1960 in Épernay (Marne); died 1982 in Lunéville (Meurthe-et-Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Nadine Francoise Pieper

    Born 1951 in Brousseval; died 1976 in Bailly-aux-Forges (Haute-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Fernande Georgette Pieper

    Born 1916 in Brousseval (Haute-Marne); died 1996 in Blois (Loir-et-Cher).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Pieper in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Pieper name in Canada
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Wolfgang Pieper

    Buried in 1985 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 51.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alex Pieper

    Buried in 1954 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Herman Kurt Pieper

    Died 1967 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Pieper in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Pieper name in the United Kingdom Stirling Council burial records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Hans Pieper

    Buried in 1981 at Port Of Menteith Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 55.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Pieper name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Pieper

    Married in 1909 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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