Rippon Surname

117,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Rippon 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.

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Rippon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3561:41,0905,277
Australia9641:28,0043,814
United States6131:591,28748,265
France2621:253,52239,145
South Africa2331:232,52224,030
Canada1511:244,01123,241
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
Wales791:39,1713,833
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0201:23,8973,330
Scotland241:155,9676,425
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Rippon (171) may also be a first name.

Rippon 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.

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

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ripon in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Ripon; a location name in Yorkshire.

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

Rippon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rippon (Marathi: िरपपोन) is found most frequently in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rippon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rippon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 117,825th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,866,209 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Rippon are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles. Rippon is also the 698,971st most frequently held first name internationally, held by 171 people.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 1,356 people, or 1 in 41,090. In England it is primarily concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside, Greater London, where 8 percent reside and Nottinghamshire, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England it occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Rippon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rippon has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Rippon last name rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 757 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,317 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 107 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rippon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rippon last name is principally Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rippon last name are 8.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rippon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.33% less than the national average, earning 268,814 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46% more than the national average, earning R 346,956 per year; in United States they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning $45,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.57% more than the national average, earning $56,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rippond927/
Rippong926/
Ripon9159,404/
Riphon83378/
Rippun8339/
Ripong8319/
Ripond8316/
Rippan8314/
Roipon8314/
Riepon837/
Reppon836/
Rispon834/
Raipon831/
Ripone831/
Ripont830/
Ruppon830/
Reppond77622/
Riphong77206/
Rispone77144/
Raiphon7726/
Reipond7718/
Ritphon778/
Ripphan777/
Rishpon776/
Rippung774/
Raipong771/
Ridpont771/
Repon734,226/
Ripan732,427/
Rupon731,424/
Ripun73123/
Ripom730/
Ripphahn71150/
Ritphong7177/
Ritpoung715/
Raipoung714/
Roipuong711/
Rippahan710/
Reipocin710/
Repond67895/
Raipan67580/
Raypon67335/
Riepan6794/
Ripang6790/
Rispan6762/
Ruppan6749/
Reppun6743/
Repong6743/
Ripaan6738/
Reipan6715/
Rišpán6714/
Reepon6713/
Ripung6710/
Ritpun677/
Respon675/
Raipán675/
Hripun675/
Rephon674/
Ridpan672/
Reppan672/
Ripane672/
Ritpan672/
Ritphoung672/
Ruipan671/
Rithphong671/
Rupoun671/
Reapon671/
Ridpun671/
Raipun671/
Riphan670/
Repoon670/

Rippon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rippon in the Marathi language
िरपपोनirapapona-

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