Kipp Surname

34,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Kipp Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Probably a corruption of Gipp, which see, compare Gilbey and Kilbey.

1752. Married — John Foord and Jane Kipps: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1805. — Thomas Kipps and Jemima Irwin: St.

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Kipp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,2301:44,0415,397
Germany5,7751:13,9401,817
Canada5221:70,5858,071
Netherlands2721:62,08510,675
France1631:407,50159,752
Denmark1301:43,4214,523
Argentina781:547,99239,725
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Australia381:710,41347,396
Austria221:387,06540,442
England221:2,532,63991,802
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
China21:683,660,78330,601
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2571:22,2502,793

Kipp (3,177) may also be a first name.

Kipp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Probably a corruption of Gipp, which see, compare Gilbey and Kilbey.

1752. Married — John Foord and Jane Kipps: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1805. — Thomas Kipps and Jemima Irwin: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Of local origin from a small place named Kype in the parish of Avondale, Lanarkshire. William de Kype witnessed resignation of claim by Adam de Dowane of all his lands in the vill of Douane in the barony of Lesmahagow, 1301 (Kelso, 193). Janet Kype appears in Goislingtoun, parish of Stanehous, 1622 (Lanark CR.), and William Kype in Kirkton of Kilbryde is recorded in 1677 (Campsie).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Northern English and Scot.) Dweller at a Pointed Hill [North. English and Scot. kip: v, under Kiplin]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Dweller at the peak of the hill or mountain; descendant of Kippo, a pet form of names beginning with Geben (gift), as Gebahard, Giperich and Gebald.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kippe, in the German, denotes a situation on or near a precipice. Kip, Dutch, a hen, a chicken.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Kipp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kipp (Russian: Кипп) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipp? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kipp is the 34,133rd most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 469,286 people. Kipp is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Kipp reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kipp is also the 127,488th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 3,177 people.

The surname Kipp is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 8,230 people, or 1 in 44,041. In The United States Kipp is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States Kipp occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 37 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Kipp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kipp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kipp last name grew 365 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kipp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kipp surname are 17.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kipp earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.09% more than the national average, earning $46,639 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning $49,982 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kippe89487/
Keipp89211/
Kaipp8924/
Kiepp892/
Kiopp891/
Kuipp890/
Kippf890/
Kip866,391/
Keippe8036/
Kaippe801/
Keipps800/
Kiep751,993/
Kaip751,486/
Kepp751,429/
Kipe751,234/
Keip751,124/
Kuip75422/
Kipf75343/
Ckip75229/
Koip75114/
Käpp7555/
Kiop7535/
Cipp7527/
Khip754/
Kidp752/
Kijp751/
Kgip751/
Kjpp751/
Kqip751/
Kippová731/
Chipp67878/
Keupp67515/
Keppe67360/
Quipp67267/
Kaipe67117/
Keipe6769/
Kaipf6764/
Kipch6757/
Kaiph6741/
Kuipe6739/
Kepps6732/
Käppe6724/
Koipe6723/
Kuijp6718/
Keiph679/
Khiph676/
Kepph673/
Kiphe673/
Kipfe673/
Kittp673/
Khidp672/
Kip's672/
Kipss671/
Kieph671/
Ccipp671/
Khipf671/
Keepp671/
Keitp671/
Khepp671/
Kiebp671/
Kipsø671/
Khiep671/
Qkipz671/
Kuipt670/
Keapp670/

Kipp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kipp in the Russian language
Киппkipp-

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Kipp Reference & Research

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