Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Scottish, Irish, English, Dutch (Americanized, Archaic) Pronounced Pron. /ˈpai.pər/(Scottish, Dutch) /ˈpai.pəɾ/(Irish) /ˈpaɪ.pə/(English) /ˈpɛi.pər/(Dutch) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsPiper, Pijper Meaning & History Scottish, Irish and English: variant of Piper. This form of the surname is found mainly in Scotland and Ireland.Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Pijper, itself a variant of Piper.