Kipping Surname

144,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Kipping 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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Kipping Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7841:45,1265,917
United States4551:796,61361,475
England2301:242,25219,814
Australia1801:149,97615,919
Netherlands1531:110,37417,676
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Panama351:111,7794,120
France171:3,907,219231,005
Austria161:532,21549,801
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales41:773,63329,106
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Anguilla21:6,718471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1441:169,27314,363
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Kipping 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)

(English) Dweller at (a) a Market [Old Northern English cíeping, market, market-place] (b) (perh. occasionally) a Market-Meadow [Old Northern English céap, cíep-, market + ing, meadow] (English or Scandinavian) apparently also a pers. name, as Kiping, Kipping, Kyping occur in the Hundred Rolls without a local prep. [prob. from Old Northern English cíepa, merchant, trader, or from Old Norse kippa, to strike; with the son suff. -ing]

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)

Kipping Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kipping occurs most in Germany. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kipping click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipping? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kipping is the 144,828th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,376,890 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Kipping reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kipping is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 1,784 people, or 1 in 45,126. In Germany Kipping is most frequent in: Saxony, where 23 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Aside from Germany it is found in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Kipping Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kipping has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,110 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kipping Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Lutheran (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kipping last name are 0.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kipping earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.8% more than the national average, earning $61,507 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kippings937/
Kuipping930/
Kiping9214/
Kaiping86115/
Küpping8663/
Kepping8632/
Kupping869/
Cipping861/
Kypping860/
Kipng8348/
Chipping80421/
Khaiping801/
Kipingue801/
Keapping800/
Keping77108/
Kuping77106/
Kipeng7730/
Qiping7723/
Ciping773/
Kipink772/
Kaipeng714,588/
Keeping713,801/
Cuiping7133/
Caiping7122/
Keipeng7112/
Chiping7112/
Quiping718/
Keaping716/
Koipeng714/
Kiepeng713/
Kuipeng712/
Cupping712/
Kuppeng711/
Ceiping711/
Keyping711/
Keuping711/
Kueping710/
Keepings6785/
Keipheng6722/
Chihping673/
Kaipengh671/

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