English - metonymic occupational name for a spicer, from Middle English peper, piper pepper. The surname may also be a nickname for a small man or one with a fiery temper, or anecdotal for someone who paid a peppercorn rent. (Oxford Names Companion)
| Christopher Pepper | 1559 - ? |
| Isabell Pepper | 1594 - ? |
| John Pepper | 1529 - ? |
| Michael Pepper | 1596 - ? |
| William Pepper | 1590 - ? |