Tapper is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bertha Tapper (1859–1915), composer Brad Tapper (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player Bruce Elliot Tapper (born ?), American anthropologist Charles Tapper (born 1993), American football player George Tapper (1916–1986), American politician Jake Tapper (born 1969), American journalist Kain Tapper (1930–2004), Finnish sculptor Michael Tapper (born ?), American drummer Richard Tapper (swimmer) (born 1968), New Zealand freestyle swimmer Richard Tapper (21st century), English anthropologist Staffan Tapper (born 1948), Swedish footballer Thomas Tapper (1864–1958), author and composer Walter Tapper (1861–1935), British architect Zoe Tapper (born 1981), English actress