Tapper Surname

52,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Tapper Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tapper,' one who tapped the barrel, i.e. the tapster; the feminine suffix gained ground, as females gradually monopolized the place.

'And every hosteler and gay tapstere.' Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

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Tapper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9421:123,20213,116
Sweden1,3601:7,240667
England1,2491:44,6105,639
Jamaica7181:3,997557
Australia7011:38,5105,005
Germany6411:125,59415,334
New Zealand5161:8,7761,517
Canada4631:79,5808,905
Finland3821:14,3892,134
Netherlands2261:74,72212,660
Wales1561:19,8372,100
Poland721:527,89950,824
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
Norway601:85,70511,873
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Israel171:503,39037,521
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Panama91:434,6958,518
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
France41:16,605,680368,153
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6421:37,9684,893
Wales141:112,0304,740
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2261:222,20718,866

The alternate forms: Täpper (33) are calculated separately.

Tapper (25) may also be a first name.

Tapper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tapper,' one who tapped the barrel, i.e. the tapster; the feminine suffix gained ground, as females gradually monopolized the place.

'And every hosteler and gay tapstere.' Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

'Tapper, an inn-keeper. North England': Halliwell.

John le Tapper, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Tappere, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

1614. Richard Tapper: Register of the University of Oxford.

1635. Thomas Tapper, aged 18 years, embarked to St. Christopher: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

1750. Married — William Tapper and Phebe Davies: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) Beer-Seller, Innkeeper [Middle English tapper(e, Old English tæppere] John le Tapper.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Swedish) One who tapped casks, or drew liquor, a tavernkeeper; brave.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The masculine of Tapster. In the N. of England an innkeeper is still so designated. Le Tapper. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(English), Innkeeper. Tasker, Thrasher.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From the Dutch, Tappe; from the Danish, Tappert; from the German, Tapper; a personal name.

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

Tapper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tapper (Russian: Таппер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Täpper. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapper? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tapper is the 52,379th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 746,063 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Tapper are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 25 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,942 people, or 1 in 123,202. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 10 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 57 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 14 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Tapper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tapper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tapper surname grew 1,302 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 350 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tapper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tapper last name is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tapper surname are 6.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Tapper earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 67.54% more than the national average, earning 579,819 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning R 251,544 per year; in United States they earn 5.35% more than the national average, earning $45,459 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.04% less than the national average, earning $49,665 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Täpper9433/
Tappert921,742/
Thapper92110/
Tappere925/
Taepper923/
Tappier922/
Tapperd921/
Taipper921/
Tappe916,249/
Taper91822/
Tappertt865/
Tepper8311,369/
Topper834,934/
Tapere832,102/
Töpper831,087/
Thaper83809/
Tappeh83406/
Tapfer83242/
Tapert83236/
Tappie8325/
Tappet8322/
Tappey8316/
Tappes8316/
Tasper836/
Taiper836/
Tauper835/
Taaper835/
Tapier834/
Tapear833/
Thappe832/
Taperh831/
Tappée831/
Tapped830/
Tappei830/
Teappe830/
Tape8038,985/
Tapperova803/
Tapperová803/
Taupier77611/
Toepper77554/
Toppert77112/
Taupert7761/
Thepper7713/
Tapphet776/
Taspere773/
Toupper772/
Taperre772/
Thappee772/
Teappie771/
Thopper771/
Tahaper771/
Tajpeer771/
Tappehp771/
Tappett771/
Tappire771/
Ttapere771/
Taipher771/
Thappea771/
Taipear771/
Taippes771/
Taphetr771/
Toopper770/
Tapeire770/
Teipper770/
Taipe7334,062/
Taype7311,419/
Toper735,862/
Tappa735,802/
Teper733,689/
Tapie733,335/
Tappi732,792/
Tapre731,263/
Toppe73789/
Tappy73589/
Thape73584/
Teape73521/
Tapee73486/
Taupe73457/
Tapey73387/
Tapet73367/
Tapes73333/
Tapeh73268/
Tapea73258/
Taape73193/
Tapir73138/
Taphe7395/
Töper7322/
Tapei7321/
Tapip7317/
Taped738/
Tapez736/
Tadpe734/
Tapeu734/
Taspe732/
Tajpe731/
Tapep731/
Tatpe731/
Tappé731/
Tapge731/
Tapíe731/
Tapyr731/
Thapphet7170/
Tahapere7113/
Taperova717/
Thaipejr713/
Töpfer679,766/
Tepfer67768/
Topfer67604/
Tapire67521/
Tapyor67414/
Topher67114/
Tappis6776/
Thoppe6767/
Töpert6759/
Thaphe6754/
Thapre6748/
Topere6748/
Teiper6742/
Tapesh6739/
Thappy6739/
Toppet6738/
Tooper6738/
Toppie6730/
Tapferová6730/
Tapair6727/
Tappij6724/
Tappit6724/
Taphee6724/
Tappyrova6723/
Tappha6723/
Taphet6720/
Tosper6719/
Toeper6716/
Taupea6715/
Tappiz6715/
Toppeh6713/
Taphey6713/
Tappay6712/
Thappi6710/
Tapets6710/
Ttappa679/
Theper678/
Tapgir678/
Taupet676/
Tapgey675/
Taphir675/
Tappaa675/
Tapeet675/
Tapech675/
Taipei674/
Töpperová673/
Thapee673/
Thaipe673/
Taipes673/
Tabpet673/
Toppes672/
Taapre672/
Tappio672/
Teeper672/
Ta'ape672/
Teapee672/
Tehper672/
Toppeu672/
Tohper672/
Thapir672/
Taupei672/
Taypet672/
Taipet672/
Toppee671/
Tapior671/
Htapea671/
Topier671/
Teaupe671/
Theape671/
Tayppa671/
Thadpe671/
Tahppa671/
Tapeit671/
Tapett671/
Tappys671/
Tauppi671/
Tapeah671/
Tatpeh671/
Taupre671/
Tepeer671/
Tahape671/
Taiphe671/
Topert671/
Tapiea671/
Tapiey671/
Tappoi671/
Tapeat671/
Tapeed671/
Tapeey671/
Taypee671/
Taphie671/
Topeer671/
Thappetch671/
Toppey670/
Tepier670/
Tuiper670/

Tapper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tapper in the Russian language
Тапперtapper-

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