Kippen Surname

237,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kippen Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kiping' . The surname occurs frequently, but always without prefix, in the Hundred Rolls. Still, it may be local; compare Browning and Harding, both personal names.

Ralph Kiping, Norfolk, 1273.

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Kippen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5471:662,63152,967
South Africa2951:183,65320,076
Canada2701:136,46514,092
England1661:335,65124,624
Scotland1621:33,0483,292
Australia1581:170,85917,509
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
India101:76,706,538639,611
Wales51:618,90625,852
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1631:22,9652,162
England661:369,32422,972
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Kippen (66) may also be a first name.

Kippen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kiping' . The surname occurs frequently, but always without prefix, in the Hundred Rolls. Still, it may be local; compare Browning and Harding, both personal names.

Ralph Kiping, Norfolk, 1273.

Henry Kipping, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Adam Kyping, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Alexander Kippinge, Hertfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Robert Kipping, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1591-2. Herman Kyppinge, or Kyppyn, and Faith Etheridge: Marriage Lic. (London).

1795. Married — James Kipping and Dinah Offin: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Of local origin from Kippen near Stirling. Thomas Kippen in Machanie is mentioned in 1630 (LIM., 110). Hary (i.e. Harry) Kipen in Dunning complains against his minister, 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIV, p. 188). Andrew Kippin, residenter in St. Johnstown (Perth), 1693 (Edin. App.), and Andrew Kippen was chamberlain to the laird of Grandtully, 1717 (Dunkehl).

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

(Celtic) belonging to Kippen (Stirling), 13th cent. same spelling [apparently, like the Irish Kippin, Kippeen, from the genit., cip, of ceap, a tree-stump; with diminutive suff. -in (conn. with Latin cipp-us, a stake]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local: from the village of Kippen in Stirlingshire.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

A location name in Stirling.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Kippen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kippen (Russian: Киппен) is found most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kippen.

How Common Is The Last Name Kippen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 237,729th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,317,267 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Kippen are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,201,840th most common first name at a global level It is held by 66 people.

The last name Kippen is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 547 people, or 1 in 662,631. In The United States it is most numerous in: Utah, where 23 percent live, Michigan, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 16 percent live.

Kippen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kippen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 701 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 1 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kippen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kippen last name are 2.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Kippen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.34% more than the national average, earning R 457,080 per year; in United States they earn 18.83% more than the national average, earning $51,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $51,549 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaippen921/
Kieppen920/
Kipen91563/
Keppen83779/
Kuppen83655/
Kippin83207/
Kipeen83109/
Kiepen8367/
Kipaen8311/
Küppen839/
Kipoen839/
Kaipen839/
Keipen835/
Khipen834/
Koipen834/
Kuipen832/
Kipien832/
Cippen831/
Chippen776/
Koipeng774/
Keeppen771/
Kippind771/
Keipent771/
Kueppen770/
Coippen770/
Kypen73604/
Kipin73544/
Kupen73235/
Kepen73202/
Cipen736/
Kipne734/
Keppenne71154/
Kaipengh711/
Kuipping710/
Kipina67431/
Keepen6761/
Kuppin6750/
Chipen6742/
Caipen6726/
Cippin6725/
Keupen6717/
Kiepin6715/
Kaipin6713/
Kuipin676/
Qipeng674/
Kepenk673/
Kipink672/
Kupien672/
Kyppin671/
Kepent671/
Kipgin671/
Chippn671/
Kepend671/
Kepien671/
Kipień671/
Kipyna671/
Koipin671/
Kupeen671/
Kyopen671/
Keppin670/

Kippen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kippen in the Russian language
Киппенkippen-

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