Tupper Surname
Approximately 8,089 people bear this surname
Tupper Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tup-herd'; compare Coward, Gelderd, Calvert, Stoddard, &c. The final 'd' is also lost in Tripherd (v. Tripper) and sometimes in Gelderd (v. Geldard).
Willelmus Tuphird, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameTupper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,021 | 1:72,189 | 8,348 |
| Canada | 1,352 | 1:27,253 | 3,620 |
| England | 813 | 1:68,534 | 7,920 |
| Australia | 352 | 1:76,692 | 8,962 |
| South Africa | 167 | 1:324,417 | 30,492 |
| Chile | 133 | 1:132,455 | 4,687 |
| Brazil | 55 | 1:3,892,261 | 106,836 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 1:434,552 | 3,937 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 502 | 1:48,557 | 5,964 |
| Guernsey | 25 | 1:1,306 | 224 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:5,427 | 530 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,441 | 1:34,850 | 4,147 |
The alternate forms: Tüpper (21) are calculated separately.
Tupper (115) may also be a first name.
Tupper Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tup-herd'; compare Coward, Gelderd, Calvert, Stoddard, &c. The final 'd' is also lost in Tripherd (v. Tripper) and sometimes in Gelderd (v. Geldard).
Willelmus Tuphird, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1746. Married — George Tupper and Elizabeth Drury: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1792. — Richard Davis and Maria Tupper: St. George, Hanover Square.
= Tup(p (q.v.) + the English agential suff. -er: equiv. to Tupman, q.v. Cp. Buller, Calver.
(English) One who bred tups or rams; one who made and sold tubs.
Appears in its original form as Toppfer-a name well-known in the literature of Germany and France. The family, widely scattered in the religious troubles of the XVI. cent., having "lost all" under Charles V., as obstinate Lutherans, were called Tout-perd in France, and, by corruption, Toupard in the Netherlands; while in Guernsey and England, and among the Puritan fathers of America, the name assumed the form so familiar to the public as the designation of the author of "Proverbial Philosophy." The principal branch went to Guernsey in 1548.
According to the celebrated poet by this name, Martin Farquhar Tupper, it is a corruption of part of the motto of the family, "Tout perdie."
From the German, Topper; a personal name.
Tupper Demographics
Tupper Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Tupper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tupper Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tupper is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Tüpper. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tupper? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 62,095th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 900,920 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Tupper are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tupper is also the 873,022nd most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 115 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 5,021 people, or 1 in 72,189. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Washington, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.
Tupper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tupper has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 348 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tupper Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Tupper last name is chiefly Anglican (95%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Tupper last name are 6.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.76% being registered with the political party.
The amount Tupper earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 196.81% more than the national average, earning R 705,324 per year; in United States they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning $43,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.74% less than the national average, earning $45,837 CAD per year.
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