Topper (surname)

Topper is an occupational surname, originally denoting "a person connected with spinning of flax or wool".

Notable persons and characters with this name include:

People

 * Burt Topper (1928–2007), American film director and screenwriter best known for cult films aimed at teenagers
 * Curt Topper, Pennsylvania Secretary of General Services from 2015
 * Hertha Töpper (1924–2020), Austrian operatic contralto and voice teacher
 * Jesse Topper (born 1981), American politician
 * Steve Topper (born 1961), Australian former professional rugby league footballer, brother of Stuart Topper
 * Stuart Topper (born 1971), Australian former professional rugby league footballer, brother of Steve Topper
 * Uwe Topper (born 1940), German non-fiction author

Fictional characters

 * Bud Topper, one of the main characters in the television series Noddy
 * Cosmo Topper, the protagonist of Thorne Smith's novel "Topper" and all its adaptations.
 * Mr. Topper, a bachelor, and character in Charles Dickens' novella "A Christmas Carol".