Kippax Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Kippax Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kippax,' a village eight miles east of Leeds.

Adam Kypas, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Kypax, 1379: ibid.

Johanna Kepas, 1379: ibid.

Johannes de Kepax, 1379: ibid.

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Kippax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3871:143,97413,910
Australia1131:238,90022,291
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Wales91:343,83718,086
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2951:82,6288,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Kippax Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kippax,' a village eight miles east of Leeds.

Adam Kypas, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Kypax, 1379: ibid.

Johanna Kepas, 1379: ibid.

Johannes de Kepax, 1379: ibid.

With the forms Kypax and Kypas, compare Lomax and Lomas in the neighbouring county of Lancaster.

1749. Married — Paul Bowns and Mary Kippax: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1751. Buried — John, s. Thomas Kippax: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1754. Baptised — Mary, d. Thomas Kippax: ibid.

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

(N.Eng.) belonging to Kippax (Yorks), the Domesday Chipesche = the Market-Ash (-Tree) [Old Northern English céap = Old Norse kaup-, price, market + Old Northern English æsc = Old Norse ask-r, ash-tree]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kippax Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kippax has its highest incidence in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kippax? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kippax is the 537,454th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,166,187 people. Kippax is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Kippax reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Kippax is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 387 people, or 1 in 143,974. In England it is most prevalent in: Lancashire, where 19 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 18 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England Kippax occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Kippax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kippax has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Kippax surname increased 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 283 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kippax Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kippax last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kippax earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning $54,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.04% less than the national average, earning $42,706 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipax910/
Kippox831/
Chippaux71141/
Chippeaux67190/
Keepax67100/
Koipex672/
Chipaux62466/
Chipeaux57337/
Kupex557/
Kupaks503/
Kupacs503/

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