Ripon Surname
Approximately 59,404 people bear this surname
Ripon Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ripon,' a cathedral city in West Riding of Yorkshire.
William de Ripon, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de Ripon, 1319-20: Freemen of York.
Johanna de Ripon, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameRipon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 58,847 | 1:2,708 | 266 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| France | 109 | 1:609,383 | 80,423 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 64 | 1:380,865 | 23,394 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Ripon (129,831) may also be a first name.
Ripon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ripon,' a cathedral city in West Riding of Yorkshire.
William de Ripon, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de Ripon, 1319-20: Freemen of York.
Johanna de Ripon, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1601. Married — James Ripnen and Joane Smithe: St. Mary Aldermary, London.
1623. Baptised — Thomas, s. John Rippon: St. James, Clerkenwell.
From the cathedral city of Ripon in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Roger de Ripun was burgess of Aberdeen, 1271 (Fraser, p. 9), and Henry de Ripon appears as a charter witness in Dundee, 1281 (HP, II, p. 233). William de Rypun was witness to a renunciation by William Maule of Panmure, c. 1292 (Panmure, II, 153), and Walter de Rypon or Rypun was burgess of Edinburgh, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 188,197).
Belonging to Ripon (Yorks), 13th cent. Ripon, Domesday Ripum, 10th cent. Rypon, Bede’s in hrypum (Hist. Eccl. V. xix), Anglo-Saxon Chron. a.d. 709 tó Ripum [doubtful: but not improb. an O.Anglian cognate (in the dat. pl.) of Old Norse rifa (dat. pl. rifum), a cleft, fissure (cp. Old Norse rif = Ger. rippe = English rib) if not of Old Norse ríp-r, a crag] We see the Latinized form (Hripis) of this place-name in, e.g., the 1oth-cent. Frithgod’s metrical account of the consecration of a new church at Ripon.
The weak dat. pl. ending (-on) in the later forms of this name is much commoner in Old High German than in Old English.
Ripon in Yorkshire.
Ripon Demographics
Average Ripon Salary in
United States
$58,008 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ripon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ripon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ripon (Hindi: रिपोन, Marathi: रीपोन, Oriya: ରିେପାନ, Russian: Рипон) occurs most in Bangladesh. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ripon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 9,524th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 122,678 people. The last name Ripon is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ripon reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ripon is also the 8,043rd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 129,831 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 58,847 people, or 1 in 2,708. Without taking into account Bangladesh this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.
Ripon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ripon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ripon last name increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 55 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ripon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ripon surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.
Ripon earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.44% more than the national average, earning $58,008 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ripon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ripon in the Hindi language | ||
| रिपोन | ripona | 70.59 |
| रीपोन | ripona | 23.53 |
| रिपॉन | ripona | 5.88 |
| Ripon in the Oriya language | ||
| ରିେପାନ | riepana | 50 |
| ରିପନ | ripana | 50 |
| Ripon in the Marathi language | ||
| रीपोन | ripona | 40 |
| रीपन | ripana | 20 |
| राइपन | ra'ipana | 20 |
| िरपोन | irapona | 20 |
| Ripon in the Russian language | ||
| Рипон | ripon | - |
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