Kipps Surname

377,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Kipps 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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Kipps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4871:744,26958,228
England1491:373,94726,392
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Canada641:575,71247,839
Australia541:499,92037,885
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
Trinidad and Tobago321:42,6243,925
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1671:145,96013,001
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Kipps (17) may also be a first name.

Kipps 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

Genit., and pl., of Kipp, q.v.

‘ The Kipps’ is the name of a hill in co. Edinburgh.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kipps Last Name Facts

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

Kipps (Russian: Киппс) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipps? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 377,044th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,687,285 people. Kipps is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Kipps reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kipps is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 744,269. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 44 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and West Virginia, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Kipps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kipps has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kipps last name rose 473 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kipps Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kipps last name are 17.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kipps earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.15% less than the national average, earning R 204,024 per year; in United States they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning $41,794 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $46,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keipps910/
Kips89761/
Kupps8039/
Kepps8032/
Kiops8022/
Cipps8019/
Kieps8010/
Kipse805/
Kip's802/
Kuips801/
Kipsø801/
Kaips801/
Kipss801/
Keips800/
Chipps732,280/
Kipsch7395/
Keipes7347/
Kaipes737/
Ceipps731/
Keppss731/
Koipes731/
Kups67376/
Keps67167/
Kiepsch6784/
Cips6757/
Kibs6736/
Kipz6722/
Käps6718/
Kipsová677/
Kivs675/
Kipx674/
Caippes673/
Kipsova673/
Kyps671/
Keiphes670/

Kipps Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kipps in the Russian language
Киппсkipps-

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