Topp Surname

41,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Topp Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. I dare not hazard a guess at the derivation of this name. Probably Mr. Lower is right in supposing it to be 'at the top,' from residence on some summit of a small hill, corresponding with Bottom, from residence in some hollow.

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Topp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,7981:21,1972,822
United States3,3641:107,74611,789
Australia1,2961:20,8302,891
England1,0531:52,9146,481
Canada7501:49,1275,968
Denmark6411:8,806812
New Zealand4531:9,9961,740
South Africa2631:205,99921,938
Chile1401:125,8324,496
Poland1301:292,37535,141
Brazil1181:1,814,18958,634
Hungary1171:83,9008,373
Scotland931:57,5684,778
Norway531:97,02413,264
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Senegal391:373,8291,859
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Wales221:140,66110,115
Finland211:261,74820,300
Estonia191:69,56912,771
India181:42,614,743461,117
France171:3,907,219231,005
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
China51:273,464,31313,838
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5621:43,3735,430
Scotland1211:30,9362,614
Guernsey111:2,969521
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5921:84,8298,842

Topp (48) may also be a first name.

Topp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. I dare not hazard a guess at the derivation of this name. Probably Mr. Lower is right in supposing it to be 'at the top,' from residence on some summit of a small hill, corresponding with Bottom, from residence in some hollow.

Robert Top, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Toppe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1600-7. Henry Topp, Dorset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1612. John Toppe, Wiltshire: ibid.

1580. Baptised — John Tooppe: Reg. Stourton, Wilts.

1639. — David, s. Robert Toope: ibid.

Found also as Top in the same register.

1669. Married — Edward Top and Ann Lavington: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Edward Top admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1486 (NSCM., I, p. 32) is doubtless the Edward Top who was fined in 1497 for "failzeit in the waching of the tone" (CRA., p. 60). Ernest Gillian Topp from Turriff was killed in the first Great War (Turriff).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English and Scandinavian) Dweller at a Summit [Old English topp = Old Norse topp-r] (Scandinavian) a nickname from the Old Norse topp-r, ‘tuft’, ‘lock of hair’, ‘forelock’.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An elevated spot is known in some dialects as a top, and is used antithetically to bottom. Residence on such a spot would originate the surname.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Dutch-Flemish, Top; from the Swedish ,from the Danish, Topp; in the Domesday Book, Tope, Topi; a personal name.

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

The Dorset family of Topp probably belong to the ancient Wiltshire family of Topp, now extinct, that held the manor of Stockton in Wilts from before the Reformation until the close of last century, when it passed by marriage into the possession of Robert Balch, Esq., of St. Audries, Somerset (Hoare's "Wilts").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Topp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Topp (Marathi: टोपा, Russian: Топп) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Topp? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 41,351st most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 576,729 people. The surname Topp occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Topp are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held given name world-wide, borne by 48 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 3,798 people, or 1 in 21,197. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Bavaria, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Germany Topp is found in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Topp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Topp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Topp surname rose 568 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 23 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 55 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Topp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Topp last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Topp surname are 23.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Topp earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.2% more than the national average, earning 402,137 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.64% less than the national average, earning R 122,052 per year; in United States they earn 10.9% more than the national average, earning $47,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.05% more than the national average, earning $53,681 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Topps891,278/
Toppe89789/
Thopp8917/
Toipp891/
Toppf890/
Top8697,084/
Thoppe8067/
Thopps8034/
Toupps801/
Toopps800/
Tope7516,458/
Tapp7514,127/
Topf752,713/
Toop752,557/
Tops751,990/
Toip75440/
Thop75177/
Toup7536/
Tuop7515/
Topz7511/
Topš759/
Toph754/
Ttop752/
Todp752/
Topt752/
Tozp751/
Tosp751/
To67488,234/
Tappe676,249/
Toups674,240/
Toops67983/
Toupe67818/
Toope67512/
Tapps67231/
Thope67115/
Taupp6783/
Thoph6748/
Thoip6724/
Thapp6722/
Tophe6718/
Toibp6713/
Todpe675/
Ttope674/
Tozpe674/
Thhop672/
Ttapp671/
Toyps671/
Tospe671/
Toupf671/
Tuops671/
Dtopt671/
Tuope671/
Topch671/
Toipe671/
Tappf671/
Tojbp671/
Thoop670/
Thoup670/
Topfs670/
Tappt670/
Taapp670/

Topp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Topp in the Marathi language
टोपाtopa-
Topp in the Russian language
Топпtopp-

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