Ripsher Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ripsher Surname Definition:

From the German, Rippke; a personal name.

Ripsher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:562,80934,447
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ripsher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Rippke; a personal name.

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

Ripsher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ripsher has its highest incidence in England. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ripsher? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,746,159th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Ripsher reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 562,809. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 35 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 30 percent reside and Essex, where 12 percent reside. Aside from England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Ripsher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ripsher has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ripsher last name expanded 236 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Repsher86794/
Ripse831/
Repscher8073/
Respsher801/
Ripshire800/
Repser7725/
Repshe775/
Ripzer771/
Riepse771/
Ribshe770/
Repshes711/
Ripchea711/
Rebsher710/
Rebscher67605/
Repse6749/
Repshire6739/
Ripsi676/
Reapsear670/
Rebshier670/
Repschet670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ripsher
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