Tepper Surname

45,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Tepper Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the tipper,' one who mounted mazers, drinking horns, or cups with metals. 'To tip, to put on tips at the ends of horns, brims of drinking vessels, &c.' (Bailey). Possibly he was an arrow-header also, a clumsy term for an important occupation, and sure to have a shorter equivalent.

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Tepper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1331:70,6138,196
Germany2,7381:29,4033,874
Israel9591:8,9231,387
Australia5271:51,2256,350
Netherlands4141:40,7906,936
Poland3561:106,76616,139
Canada2621:140,63214,476
Argentina1451:294,78223,564
England1291:431,92329,000
Estonia1191:11,1081,602
Chile721:244,6737,410
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Austria621:137,34618,671
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
France411:1,620,066149,911
Paraguay401:180,9193,484
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Norway131:395,56035,657
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Finland61:916,11741,832
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Tepper (30) may also be a first name.

Tepper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the tipper,' one who mounted mazers, drinking horns, or cups with metals. 'To tip, to put on tips at the ends of horns, brims of drinking vessels, &c.' (Bailey). Possibly he was an arrow-header also, a clumsy term for an important occupation, and sure to have a shorter equivalent.

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

For Tipper, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who furnished articles, particularly arrows, with metal tips.

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

To ' tip ' is an old word applied to the mounting of drinking-horns, cups, &c., with metals. Bailey. A tipper was therefore an artizan so employed. Its forms in the Hundred Rolls are Tippere and Le Tipper. The peculiar, but excellent, ale, called tipper, derives its name from its first brewer, Mr. Thomas Tipper, of Newhaven, co. Sussex, who flourished less than a century since. The peculiarity of this beverage arises from its being brewed from brackish water, which is obtainable from one well only; and all attempts to imitate the flavour have hitherto failed.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Dutch, Tepe; from the German, Tepfer; a personal name.

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

Tepper Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tepper (Georgian: ტეპფერ, Russian: Теппер) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tepper? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,618th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 641,001 people. The last name Tepper occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Tepper reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most common first name on earth, held by 30 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5,133 people, or 1 in 70,613. In The United States Tepper is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 19 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 58 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent live and Israel, where 8 percent live.

Tepper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tepper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tepper surname grew 6,844 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tepper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tepper last name are 38.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Tepper earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.94% less than the national average, earning 270,160 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 138.47% more than the national average, earning R 566,688 per year; in United States they earn 21.23% more than the national average, earning $52,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.6% more than the national average, earning $59,918 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toepper92554/
Teppert92207/
Thepper9213/
Taepper923/
Tepperd921/
Teipper920/
Teper913,689/
Teppe91871/
Thepperd860/
Tapper839,768/
Topper834,934/
Tipper833,976/
Töpper831,087/
Tepfer83768/
Teppei8364/
Teppet8344/
Theppe8343/
Teiper8342/
Täpper8333/
Tepere8319/
Toeper8316/
Theper838/
Teppey834/
Tieper834/
Tepert834/
Tejper834/
Teeper832/
Teppeh832/
Tehper832/
Tepeer831/
Teppee831/
Teppes831/
Teppie831/
Teeppe830/
Typper830/
Tepier830/
Tieppe830/
Teappe830/
Tepe8034,341/
Tepperová8022/
Tepperova802/
Toepfer772,842/
Thapper77110/
Tepferd7749/
Teppett7727/
Teepere7724/
Toepher7714/
Tippert774/
Tappier772/
Teipere772/
Thepert772/
Teappie771/
Teepfer771/
Thopper771/
Thepere771/
Theppee771/
Theuper771/
Thepier771/
Tepertő771/
Tepfere771/
Tepphet771/
Taipper771/
Thipper770/
Theeper770/
Teppets770/
Toper735,862/
Tippe734,032/
Teppa731,699/
Tepes731,587/
Tepeu731,501/
Teepe731,364/
Tepeš73823/
Taper73822/
Teape73521/
Tepet73416/
Thepe73399/
Teupe73295/
Typer73241/
Tepie73233/
Tepei73181/
Tepea73117/
Tiper73116/
Tepeh73100/
Tiepe7399/
Teipe7383/
Tepej7379/
Teppy7378/
Teppi7366/
Tepir7342/
Töper7322/
Tepre7318/
Tepey7316/
Tepez7315/
Tepee7314/
Teped734/
Tephe733/
Täppe731/
Tespe731/
Teype731/
Tepeş731/
Teppé731/
Tetpe731/
Tepyr731/
Teperová7196/
Teperova7113/
Tepferdt7113/
Teppeová711/
Teppetts710/
Töpfer679,766/
Tippie671,267/
Thaper67809/
Tippet67729/
Topfer67604/
Tippey67370/
Theepe67250/
Tapfer67242/
Topher67114/
Tepech67111/
Tepest6785/
Tysper6781/
Tipert6772/
Töpert6759/
Tepesh6749/
Tyoper6743/
Tipere6729/
Typher6727/
Tepeas6725/
Tespey6724/
Tepije6722/
Tippee6718/
Thippe6716/
Tepihe6716/
Thepee6712/
Typert6711/
Teepee6710/
Theupe6710/
Teipes6710/
Tippes679/
Taiper676/
Teeppa675/
Taaper675/
Tapier674/
Tippir674/
Teipei674/
Töpperová673/
Tipfer673/
Tipher673/
Teepes673/
Tapear673/
Tehepe673/
Teapee672/
Tohper672/
Tiepie672/
Tespei672/
Tisper672/
Tehpre672/
Thepeh672/
Topier671/
Teepie671/
Teiphe671/
Theape671/
Thedpe671/
Tiperr671/
Tiepir671/
Tieppa671/
Teppit671/
Taperh671/
Teepip671/
Thepes671/
Teupeu671/
Teupie671/
Tepess671/
Tepesz671/
Tepeuh671/
Te'pie671/
Tiepeh671/
Tiepeu671/
Tioper671/
Topeer671/
Thephe671/
Tepejt671/
Tepets671/
Tephee671/
Teppay671/
Tedpet671/
Teepet671/
Tipped670/
Tepett670/
Teepey670/
Tuiper670/
Teipet670/

Tepper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tepper in the Georgian language
ტეპფერtepper-
Tepper in the Russian language
Тепперtepper-

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