Ripley Surname

26,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Samoa

Ripley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ripley,' a parish north of the Nidd, near Ripon, Yorkshire.

John de Riplay, 3 Edward III: Freemen of York.

Matilda de Riplay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1572.

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Ripley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,5361:28,9133,588
England3,8191:14,5902,154
Canada2,0591:17,8952,540
Samoa4061:477128
Australia2601:103,83011,687
Dominican Republic1851:56,3942,803
New Zealand1401:32,3455,645
Scotland1071:50,0364,328
American Samoa611:914108
Wales571:54,2904,971
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Venezuela281:1,078,71715,964
France271:2,460,101186,232
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Faroe Islands101:4,900534
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Malta11:430,2723,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9471:12,5191,894
Scotland271:138,6386,001
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4681:14,4811,851

Ripley (420) may also be a first name.

Ripley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ripley,' a parish north of the Nidd, near Ripon, Yorkshire.

John de Riplay, 3 Edward III: Freemen of York.

Matilda de Riplay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1572. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Thomas Ripley: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1758. Married — Richard Ripley and Sybell Morel: St. George, Hanover Square f. 83.

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

Bernaidus de Rippeley witnessed the gift by Alexander II of ten marks annually to the Abbey of Arbroath in 1247 (RAA., I, p. 202), and in 1249 he witnessed a charter de Werenna de Muskilburg (Musselbergh) to the monks of Dunfermline (RD., p. 14). He also witnessed confirmation of the gift of the lands of Prendergest to the monks of Coldingham in the reign of Alexander II (Raine, 73). Willelmus de Rypeley is mentioned in a charter of 1279 as the progenitor of Sir William de Dolays (Dallas), and as having held the lands of Dolays Mykel under a grant of confirmation of William the Lion (Dallas, p. 28). Probably from Ripley, a parish near Ripon in Yorkshire.

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

(English) belonging to Ripley (Yorks: Domesday Ripeleia, Ripeleie, 14th cent. Riplay; Derby, Surrey, etc.) = 1 Hrypa’s or Hreopa’s Lea [ Anglo-Saxon *Hrýpan- or *Hréopan-leáh-Hrýpan-, Hréopan-, genit. ot Hrýpa, Hréopa; poss. from the pret., hreop-, of hrópan, to shout] 2 Rip(p)a’s Lea [Anglo-Saxon Rip(p)an-leáh— Rip(p)an-, genit. of Rip(p)a; apparently from ripa, reopa, m., a sheaf (Scéafa, from Old English scéaf, m., a sheaf, occurs as an Anglo-Saxon pers. name] Cp. Repton.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Ripley (long, narrow wood or meadow), the name of several places in England.

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

Places in Surrey, Derby, and

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A market—town in west Yorkshire, England, from the Saxon rypan, to divide or separate, and ley, uncultivated lands, a pasture.

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

(English), River-bank field.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Derbyshire, Essex, Surrey, Yorkshire.

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

The Ripleys were mayors of Ripon in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries (G.). The name is now scarce. Ripley is a parish in the West Riding.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ripley Last Name Facts

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

Ripley (Russian: Риплей) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ripley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 26,903rd most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 364,980 people. Ripley is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Ripley live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ripley is also the 419,319th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 420 people.

The surname Ripley is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 12,536 people, or 1 in 28,913. In The United States Ripley is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 63 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Ripley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ripley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ripley last name expanded 361 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 396 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 5,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ripley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (73%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ripley surname are 11.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.41% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ripley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.83% more than the national average, earning R 379,824 per year; in United States they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning $45,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.95% less than the national average, earning $48,712 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rippley92277/
Ridpley921/
Ripleya921/
Riepley921/
Riplley920/
Riple91233/
Riply914/
Ripple833,521/
Rupley83749/
Rieple83126/
Riplie8346/
Ripply8312/
Ripler8310/
Repley8310/
Riplee831/
Riplay831/
Riplet831/
Rioply830/
Rypley830/
Riplea830/
Reiply830/
Reiple830/
Rispler77179/
Rippler7796/
Riplett7713/
Raipple771/
Reipler770/
Ripplet770/
Riplets770/
Reppley770/
Ruple731,305/
Reple73154/
Ripli73106/
Ripla7340/
Reply7310/
Riopelle711,599/
Raipelly7129/
Reppleye715/
Raipilly713/
Rupple67430/
Repple67281/
Räpple67280/
Rupfle6766/
Rypple6712/
Replle674/
Rischpler673/
Ruplay673/
Rippla673/
Repler672/
Replay672/
Ruplle671/
Ruplee671/
Raipli671/
Rioppelle671/
Replie670/
Reeple670/
Repply670/
Riepli670/
Reeply670/

Ripley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ripley in the Russian language
Риплейriplej-

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