Stopp Surname

155,589th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stopp Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stopps', i.e. stoup or gatepost: the usual term in Ulverston, or Furness generally, for any tall stone post Probably, however, the instance below is an early variant of Stobb or Stubb (v.

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Stopp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6681:48,2656,314
United States5001:724,91856,977
England2091:266,59421,098
Australia2071:130,41414,194
Argentina761:562,41340,543
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Austria181:473,08046,251
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:181,90614,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Stopp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stopps', i.e. stoup or gatepost: the usual term in Ulverston, or Furness generally, for any tall stone post Probably, however, the instance below is an early variant of Stobb or Stubb (v. Stubbs); compare Hopps for Hobbs.

William del Stopp, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1759. Married — John Paine and Mary Stopps: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1 a variant of Stoop, Stope, q.v.

(occasionally) 2 an unvoiced form of Stobb, Stubb, q.v.

William del Stopp.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Stub, Stoop; a personal name.

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

Stopp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stopp (Russian: Стопп) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Stopp.

How Common Is The Last Name Stopp? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stopp is the 155,589th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,587,907 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Stopp are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,668 people, or 1 in 48,265. In Germany Stopp is primarily found in: Saxony, where 49 percent live, Saarland, where 13 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent live. Excluding Germany Stopp exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Stopp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stopp has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stopp last name rose 446 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stopp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stopp surname are 10.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stopp earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 20.17% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,476 per year; in United States they earn 10.9% less than the national average, earning $38,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.93% more than the national average, earning $55,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoppe91747/
Stopps91587/
Sthopp910/
Stop89164/
Stouppe8381/
Stoop808,517/
Stapp805,775/
Stops80630/
Stoup80495/
Stope80356/
Shtop80307/
Stopf8054/
Sztop8042/
Stoph8017/
Stohp8011/
Stotp801/
Stoppová771/
Sto75304/
Stoops736,920/
Stophe73197/
Stoupe73139/
Stappe7328/
Stoope7327/
Stouph7324/
Stapps7310/
Sthoop738/
Staupp736/
Stoopf734/
Stoups732/
Stoipe732/
Sttops731/
Stophs730/
Stopfe730/
Stoupt730/
Stoy672,429/
Stap671,422/
Stos67815/
Shto67768/
Stob67602/
Stoß67562/
Stoa67474/
Stoi67336/
Stoj67308/
Stoś67219/
Stoz67170/
Szto6784/
Stopová6770/
Stou6765/
Stoh6760/
Stoo6739/
Stot6731/
Stov6717/
Stopova6717/
Stod6715/
Stho679/
Stoš677/
Ztop675/
Jsto673/
Stgo673/
Stto672/
Hsto671/
Sdto671/

Stopp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stopp in the Russian language
Стоппstopp-

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Stopp Reference & Research

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