The origin of the name Harper is Scottish and the Coat of Arms contains A silver shield with a black lion rampant. The Crest is A gold boar passant ducally gorged and crined in red. The family motto is Et sauvis et fortis.
We have written an 1800-word history on Harper. A small excerpt from this Harper family history:
Spelling variations include: Harper, Harpur, Harpar, Harepur and others.
First found in Lennox, Scotland, where they were seated from early times.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: John Harper who was a resident of Virginia in 1607 and 1608. Another John settled in the same colony in 1642. Patrick Harper settled in Virginia in 1653. In Newfoundland, Anthony Harper, was a servant of Oderin, about 1730.