Tipper Surname

116,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Tipper 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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Tipper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2091:25,2233,463
United States6791:533,81344,364
Canada3231:114,07312,141
Australia3211:84,0999,745
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
Ireland771:61,1554,068
Wales681:45,5084,331
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
India301:25,568,846339,406
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Isle of Man161:5,3641,196
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2671:19,2392,768
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Tipper (90) may also be a first name.

Tipper 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

(English) Header, Pointer, Mounter (one who furnished articles with metal tips or mounts) [Middle English tipper(e, from Middle English tip, a tip, with the agential suff. -er(e; Teutonic] Henry le Tipper.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

Richard le Tippere.—Chesh. Chmbrlns'- Accts., A.D. 1303-4.

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 German, Tippner; a personal name.

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

Tipper Last Name Facts

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

Tipper occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tipper? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 116,020th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,832,884 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Tipper live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,005,046th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 90 people.

This last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 2,209 people, or 1 in 25,223. In England Tipper is most common in: West Midlands, where 13 percent live, Staffordshire, where 11 percent live and Leicestershire, where 6 percent live. Aside from England this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Tipper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tipper has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tipper last name grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 530 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 285 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 756 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tipper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tipper surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tipper last name are 1.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tipper earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.24% more than the national average, earning R 430,692 per year; in United States they earn 5.75% less than the national average, earning $40,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.13% more than the national average, earning $52,234 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tippert924/
Taipper921/
Thipper920/
Teipper920/
Tippe914,032/
Tiper91116/
Tepper8311,369/
Tupper838,089/
Tippie831,267/
Tippet83729/
Tippey83370/
Tipert8372/
Teiper8342/
Täpper8333/
Tipere8329/
Tüpper8321/
Tippee8318/
Thippe8316/
Tippes839/
Taiper836/
Tieper834/
Tippir834/
Tipfer833/
Tipher833/
Tisper832/
Tiperr831/
Tioper831/
Typper830/
Tipped830/
Tuiper830/
Tieppe830/
Tipe801,271/
Tippett779,494/
Tippets77812/
Teppert77207/
Tipphet7724/
Thepper7713/
Tippesh774/
Tippech774/
Teipere772/
Tepperd771/
Tipeire771/
Tippedt771/
Tippire771/
Thipher771/
Thippir771/
Tippepp771/
Taipher771/
Taipear771/
Taippes771/
Tuppier770/
Taipe7334,062/
Thipe737,825/
Teper733,689/
Tippa732,201/
Teppe73871/
Tippi73622/
Tippy73616/
Tuper73382/
Tipei73328/
Tipre73305/
Tiope73270/
Typer73241/
Tiepe7399/
Teipe7383/
Tipip7348/
Tuipe7322/
Tipir7319/
Tipet7312/
Tipea7312/
Tüper736/
Tipee733/
Tipes733/
Tipie733/
Tipez732/
Htipe731/
Tipey731/
Täppe731/
Toipe731/
Tiphe730/
Tippetts711,691/
Thuppear715/
Thaipejr713/
Tippetch711/
Thepperd710/
Tippit671,717/
Tepfer67768/
Tysper6781/
Tippai6771/
Thippi6767/
Teppei6764/
Teppet6744/
Theppe6743/
Tyoper6743/
Typher6727/
Tepperová6722/
Toipre6721/
Tipets6720/
Tepere6719/
Typert6711/
Tuipea6711/
Tiopir6710/
Tipett6710/
Teipes6710/
Tipire679/
Theper678/
Tupfer676/
Tipphy675/
Tippha675/
Teppey674/
Tippaa674/
Tepert674/
Teipei674/
Tejper674/
Taipei674/
Thippetch674/
Thaipe673/
Taipes673/
Teeper672/
Tioppi672/
Teppeh672/
Tehper672/
Thiphe672/
Tiepie672/
Tepperova672/
Taipet672/
Ttippa671/
Ttippi671/
Teiphe671/
Tipesh671/
Tippay671/
Tippip671/
Tiepir671/
Tieppa671/
Thippessh671/
Tupher671/
Tepeer671/
Teppee671/
Teppes671/
Teppie671/
Taiphe671/
Toipez671/
Thippy671/
Tiepeh671/
Tiepeu671/
'Thipe671/
Tipair671/
Tipead671/
Tiphet671/
Teeppe670/
Tueper670/
Tuppir670/
Tepier670/
Tippid670/
Teipet670/
Thipes670/
Teappe670/

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