Chip Surname

353,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Chip Surname Definition:

Roger Chipet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Chip Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3191:1,136,23581,718
Cambodia1161:133,5102,631
India821:9,354,456185,501
Guatemala811:198,5513,805
Malaysia801:368,67819,491
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
France461:1,443,972140,296
Mexico411:3,027,46822,993
Romania341:590,52642,844
Vietnam191:4,876,1082,402
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
England161:3,482,379114,324
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brunei11:418,7313,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Chip (41,328) may also be a first name.

Chip Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Cheap,' i.e. the market-place, from residence therein. Also of Cheapside and Eastcheap. Possibly, however, a personal name from the diminutive Chipet:

Roger Chipet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

This is somewhat strong evidence in favour of a fontal origin.

John Chip, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

With this compare the Somersetshire Chisman for Cheeseman; also compare Chipman (which see) for Chepman, or Chapman, in the same county.

Oliver Chyppo, or Chepe, 1531: Register of the University of Oxford.

1620. Married — Richard Chypp and Ellin Church: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1767. — William Slaughter and Ann Chipp: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From some place so called; from Anglo-Saxon ceap, a bargain, sale, business, price; from ceapian, to bargain, chaffer, trade; whence Cheapside, Chipping Barnet, Chipping Norton, Eastcheap, &c.; hence Chipman, Chapman (Anglo-Saxon ceápman).

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Chip Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chip Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chip (Bengali: চিপ, Hindi: चीप, Marathi: चीप, Oriya: ଚିପ, Tibetan: ཅིབ་) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chip.

How Common Is The Last Name Chip? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 353,485th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 7,075,287 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Chip are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Chip is also the 21,649th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 41,328 people.

The last name Chip is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 319 people, or 1 in 1,136,235. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and New Mexico, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 11 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Chip Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chip has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chip last name expanded 839 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chip Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Chip last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 52.38% registered to vote for the party.

Chip earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.41% more than the national average, earning $48,505 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chipe898,018/
Chips893,960/
Chipp89878/
Schip89325/
Chaip89126/
Chiep8943/
Tchip898/
Chisp897/
Chhip896/
Cchip894/
Chuip893/
Chiop893/
Cheip892/
Chipz892/
Choip891/
Chi861,098,244/
Hip861,652/
Cip86284/
Chipps802,280/
Schipp801,368/
Schiop80871/
Chippe80424/
Chiphe80312/
Chispe80234/
Schipf80120/
Scheip8086/
Chhipe8060/
Schiep8056/
Șchiop8042/
Cheipe8017/
Chipfe8013/
Chaipe8010/
Chaiph808/
Tschip807/
Chaipp807/
Schipe806/
Chipsz805/
Chitpe804/
Tchipe804/
Chisps801/
Chhips801/
Schaip801/
Schipt801/
Chiepp801/
Shchip801/
Chuipe801/
Chhiep801/
Chuipp800/
Chai751,025,020/
Choi75439,579/
Chit7573,921/
Chui7549,650/
Hipp7514,053/
Chis7510,820/
Chiv7510,538/
Chio7510,213/
Hiep759,250/
Chib755,720/
Chie753,212/
Chih752,490/
Ship751,440/
Hipe751,426/
Chiş751,419/
Chiș751,123/
Chij75927/
Chii75902/
Chjp75700/
Chyp75613/
Chep75592/
Chyi75455/
Chei75352/
Chiz75331/
Chiy75246/
Ckip75229/
Cipe75149/
Heip75134/
Hipf75108/
Haip75104/
Chid7586/
Chhi7577/
Hsip7568/
Cips7557/
Ciep7546/
Schi7540/
Czip7535/
Cuip7529/
Hips7528/
Cipp7527/
Hipś7523/
Caip7519/
Hipt7515/
Xhip7512/
Xchi755/
Hitp754/
Hisp754/
Khip754/
Chci753/
Xcip753/
Ceip753/
Cipf753/
Hchi753/
Hoip753/
Chgi753/
Zchi752/
Hiệp752/
Ciph752/
Cipt752/
Scip751/
Csip751/
Hipz751/
Chơi751/
Cipz751/
Huip751/
Qcip751/
Qhip751/
Cjhp751/
Cyhp751/
Hgip751/
Hxip751/
Hiph751/
Hijp751/
Chipova73120/
Schaipp73111/
Scheipe7353/
Scheips7347/
Schiepp7316/
Schipps7313/
Chhippe7310/
Cheippe736/
Tchippe733/
Chaithp732/
Chittpe731/
Scheipt731/
Scheisp731/
Schiepf731/
Chipowa731/
Chaipeh731/
Ci67157,992/
Chaib6763,095/
Hi6728,693/
Shipp6719,112/
Chaiy674,785/
Shipe674,229/
Hippe673,873/
Hipps673,222/
Chich673,222/
Chait672,873/
Chepe672,674/
Schei671,734/
Chaia671,727/
Chaid671,641/
Chieb671,638/
Schep671,581/
Schio671,517/
Chhih671,062/
Schie671,032/
Caipe671,007/
Chieh67702/
Chije67634/
Chish67593/
Huipe67560/
Shoip67447/
Hipsz67360/
Schai67354/
Chhib67350/
Chois67346/
Cheap67311/
Chais67289/
Chuit67280/
Chiea67265/
Chaai67252/
Chaij67219/
Cissp67201/
Chihe67176/
Schiz67169/
Heipp67169/
Cheij67164/
Schib67154/
Chiss67152/
Chhiv67147/
Chhit67144/
Chitt67135/
Chuiz67133/
Chhai67107/
Cziep67100/
Cheis6796/
Choij6793/
Cheib6781/
Schui6780/
Czipf6774/
Chist6770/
Hipsh6768/
Chișe6762/
Chepp6760/
Shaip6757/
Chuis6747/
Choit6745/
Hiepp6745/
Haipe6743/
Chaih6743/
Csipő6741/
Heipt6737/
Chhoi6734/
Czipp6731/
Chibs6727/
Schid6726/
Cheid6726/
Cheit6725/
Chchi6724/
Chgib6724/
Chaiz6723/
Haipt6723/
Sheip6723/
Chioa6723/
Cheep6721/
Cippe6721/
Cheps6721/
Schipova6720/
Choid6720/
Cipps6719/
Chypś6719/
Ceips6718/
Cheph6717/
Scipp6716/
Schoi6716/
Choib6715/
Chept6713/
Chuih6713/
Sczip6712/
Heipe6712/
Chaiv6711/
Cheiv6710/
Ceipe6710/
Ciepe679/
Choih678/
Cheih678/
Chiey678/
Shitp677/
Khiph676/
Shiph675/
Chizz675/
Chhui675/
Schii675/
Chișș675/
Chioy675/
Cheiz675/
Chyop674/
Tship674/
Choiy674/
Cuipe674/
Shipt673/
Chidd673/
Schij673/
Chiej673/
Ships672/
Schiy672/
Chhei672/
Jhaip672/
Chuiy672/
Haiph672/
Schis672/
Shiep672/
Caisp672/
Chisz672/
Chepz672/
Khidp672/
Khipf671/
Cạhib671/
Choiz671/
Ccipp671/
Chesp671/
Chhid671/
Chibh671/
Heipz671/
Hchoi671/
Huipt671/
Hiphe671/
Hippf671/
Hippt671/
Cispe671/
Chzib671/
Hoipe671/
Jschi671/
Zchai671/
Schih671/
Schiv671/
Schyp671/
Sciop671/
Scipe671/
Tchep671/
Caaip671/
Caipf671/
Chyph671/
Chuid671/
Chuij671/
Chidt671/
Chihb671/
Cheić671/
Khiep671/
Chibt671/
Shuip671/
Xchoi671/
Chyps671/
Chihs671/
Cqaip671/
Hzuip671/
Hjaip671/
Hjiph671/
Coipe670/
Chippowa670/
Heips670/
Haipp670/
Hiphs670/
Huiph670/

Chip Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chip in the Tibetan language
ཅིབ་chib-
Chip in the Bengali language
চিপcipa-
Chip in the Oriya language
ଚିପcipa-
Chip in the Marathi language
चीपcipa-
Chip in the Hindi language
चीपcipa75
चिपcipa25

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