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Looper (pronounced [ˈloːpər] ) is a Dutch surname which literally means "runner". Notable people with this name include:

• Aaron Looper (born 1976), American baseball relief pitcher
• Anita Looper (also Antje Looper, born 1975), Dutch long-distance runner, see List of 5000 metres national champions
• Braden Looper (born 1974), American baseball pitcher
• Byron Looper (1964–2013), American politician and murderer
• Henk de Looper (1912–2006), Dutch field hockey player
• Jan de Looper (1914–1987), Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
• Leroy Looper (1924–2011), American community organizer and housing activist in San Francisco
• Marsha Looper (born 1959), Colorado legislator
• Willem De Looper (1932–2009), American-Dutch abstract artist and chief curator at the Phillips Collection

References

1. "Looper Surname". forebears.io. Retrieved 1 February 2020. Approximately 5,223 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: United States; Highest density in: Estonia.
2. "Looper Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020. Dutch: literally 'runner', an occupational name for a messenger or for someone who made excursions into the woods. In New Netherland the term Boschlooper was used to denote traders who went out (sometimes literally by running) into the woods to intercept Indians bringing furs to Fort Orange (now part of Albany, NY). The practice was forbidden because of the use of coercion to secure a deal, as happened especially when the trader was on horseback.

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