Hipps Surname

138,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hipps Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hibbert', from nick. Hib and diminutive Hib-kin, sharpened to Hip and Hipkin; compare Hoppe and Hobbs, or Hopkin, &c. The East-coast instances seem to point to the Low Countries as the home of this name.

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Hipps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1321:115,72812,496
Israel401:213,94120,390
England271:2,063,63279,942
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guam11:160,1214,893
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3051:164,65114,949

Hipps Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hibbert', from nick. Hib and diminutive Hib-kin, sharpened to Hip and Hipkin; compare Hoppe and Hobbs, or Hopkin, &c. The East-coast instances seem to point to the Low Countries as the home of this name. Hubert or Hobart was a familiar fontal name in Norfolk in the surname period.

Hyppe (without surname), Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Hyppe, Norfolk, ibid.

Lucia Hippo, Suffolk, ibid.

1581. Thomas Hitche and Katherine Annion: Marriage Lic. (London).

1674. Baptised — Susanna, d. John Hitch: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1807. Married — Caleb Hitch and Sarah Waller: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Hipps Last Name Facts

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

Hipps is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hipps? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 138,804th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,261,808 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Hipps live; 67 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,132 people, or 1 in 115,728. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 15 percent live, South Carolina, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Hipps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hipps has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,027 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hipps Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hipps last name are 28.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.09% registered with the political party.

Hipps earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chipps912,280/
Heipps910/
Hipp8914,053/
Hips8928/
Ipps892/
Chips803,960/
Hippe803,873/
Chipp80878/
Hipsz80360/
Gipps80237/
Heipp80169/
Hipsh8068/
Hiepp8045/
Hepps8039/
Hupps8016/
Jipps8015/
Hippf801/
Hippt801/
Hipst800/
Eipps800/
Heips800/
Hipse800/
Haipp800/
Hiphs800/
Hip751,652/
Ipp75505/
Ips7521/
Chippe73424/
Huijps7372/
Hipsch7322/
Heapps7314/
Chipse7313/
Chaipp737/
Chipsz735/
Huipes732/
Chisps731/
Chhips731/
Hipshe731/
Chiepp731/
Chuipp730/
Heidps730/
Hoippe730/
Epps6727,458/
Hepp6711,620/
Hiep679,250/
Gipp671,499/
Hipe671,426/
Chip671,030/
Gips67764/
Jipp67477/
Ippe67337/
Heps67271/
Hippová67138/
Heip67134/
Hipf67108/
Haip67104/
Eipp67102/
Häpp67102/
Hyps6798/
Yipp6769/
Iopp6758/
Itps6743/
Ipss6738/
Aipp6734/
Ipse6732/
Hups6727/
Iops6727/
Hipś6723/
Hibs6718/
Hisb6716/
Hipt6715/
Hypp6715/
Hipš6712/
Chhippe6710/
Upps679/
Hipsová679/
Hippova678/
Cheippe676/
Yips676/
Hitp674/
Hisp674/
Khip674/
Hippche673/
Hoip673/
Ipst673/
Chaipes673/
Iepp672/
Hiệp672/
Idps672/
Isps671/
Hipz671/
Ipsz671/
Jips671/
Hivs671/
Ippf671/
Ipsc671/
Idpp671/
Aips671/
Huip671/
Oips671/
Uhps671/
Izps671/
Jhpp671/
Jpps671/
Hgip671/
Ibps671/
Ispp671/
Itpp671/
Ipfp671/
Iphs671/
Ipsp671/
Ipzs671/
Hiph671/
Hijp671/
Heipsch670/
Ypps670/

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