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Position:Home>Genealogy> Where does the surname Napier originate from?Do you know any from N. Ireland?Question: Where does the surname Napier originate from?Do you know any from N. Ireland?I am confused about my genealogy and would welcome any information. Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: napier Scottish: occupational name for a producer or seller of table linen or for a naperer, the servant in charge of the linen in use in a great house, Middle English, Old French nap(p)ier, an agent derivative of Old French nappe ??table cloth?? (Latin mappa). Compare Napper. Shortened form of Polish Napierala or a similar name. Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 |