Tapson Surname

370,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tapson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas,' a corruption of Tampson (v. Tamplin and Tamblyn), just as Taplin is a corruption of Tamplin (i.e. Tamlin, or Tomlin).

Tapson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2671:208,68217,974
South Africa1641:330,35230,898
Botswana1211:18,0743,590
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Zimbabwe1051:147,03118,799
Canada601:614,09350,489
Liberia571:77,3436,506
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1921:126,95511,883
Wales241:65,3513,160
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Tapson (4,895) may also be a first name.

Tapson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas,' a corruption of Tampson (v. Tamplin and Tamblyn), just as Taplin is a corruption of Tamplin (i.e. Tamlin, or Tomlin).

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

Tap(p)’s Son; v. Tapp.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Tapton; a location name in Derbyshire.

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

Tapson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tapson occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 370,091st most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 7,505,197 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Tapson live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 97,473rd most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 4,895 people.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 208,682. In England Tapson is primarily found in: Greater London, where 14 percent live, Kent, where 10 percent live and West Sussex, where 8 percent live. Besides England it exists in 20 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent live and Botswana, where 12 percent live.

Tapson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tapson has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tapson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tapson are 17.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tapson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 271.12% more than the national average, earning R 881,916 per year; in United States they earn 48.6% more than the national average, earning $64,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.55% more than the national average, earning $54,430 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thapson92438/
Tapsong9255/
Tappson922/
Tapsson920/
Thapsong8659/
Thaupson860/
Topson8396/
Tapsan8338/
Tabson8330/
Tapsun8325/
Tapsen8313/
Thaupsong8023/
Thapsan77654/
Thopson77256/
Thapsen77195/
Thapsun7762/
Tapsang7710/
Thabson778/
Toppson776/
Tapshun772/
Tabsoon772/
Topsont771/
Tavsoon771/
Tapshang7134/
Thapsang7111/
Thopsong719/
Thapchon715/
Tabssoon713/
Thoupson712/
Thojpson711/
Thospson711/
Tapchoun711/
Thophson711/
Thoopson711/
Toopsong711/
Thoppson710/
Topsan6795/
Topsom6784/
Tabsun6781/
Tavsan6769/
Tovson6745/
Tobson6729/
Tabsan6723/
Tabsom6715/
Tavsen6713/
Tabzon6711/
Tavsun678/
Tapsum676/
Topsen672/
Tapsam671/
Tapçan671/
Tabsen671/

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