Tappenden Surname

251,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Tappenden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tappenden,' an ancient Kentish family, long resident at Sittingbourne, but originally of Tappenden, otherwise Toppenden, in the parish of Smarden (v. Hasted's Kent, vii. 479), quoted by Lower.

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Tappenden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0461:53,2686,511
Australia1651:163,61016,947
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Canada701:526,36644,416
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Wales61:515,75523,171
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3711:65,7027,524
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Tappenden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tappenden,' an ancient Kentish family, long resident at Sittingbourne, but originally of Tappenden, otherwise Toppenden, in the parish of Smarden (v. Hasted's Kent, vii. 479), quoted by Lower.

1748. Married — John Clare and Mary Tappenden, of Feversham, Kent: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1799. — James Scartchin and Mary Tappenden: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Tappenden or Toppenden (Kent), anciently Tappendene, Anglo-Saxon *Tæppan-denu = TÆPPA’s Valley [Tæppan-, genit. of Tæppa: v. under Tapley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An ancient Kentish family, long resident at Sittingbourne, but originally of Tappenden, otherwise Toppenden, in the parish of Smarden. Hasted's Kent, vii. 479.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tappenden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tappenden is found most in England. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tappenden? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 251,147th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,618,217 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Tappenden live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1,046 people, or 1 in 53,268. In England Tappenden is most numerous in: Kent, where 29 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Essex, where 13 percent live. Other than England it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Tappenden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tappenden has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tappenden surname increased 282 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 613 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tappenden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tappenden last name are 24.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tappenden earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning R 246,924 per year; in United States they earn 10.89% less than the national average, earning $38,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $53,861 CAD per year.

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