Topp Surname
Approximately 12,636 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameTopp Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,798 | 1:21,197 | 2,822 |
| United States | 3,364 | 1:107,746 | 11,789 |
| Australia | 1,296 | 1:20,830 | 2,891 |
| England | 1,053 | 1:52,914 | 6,481 |
| Canada | 750 | 1:49,127 | 5,968 |
| Denmark | 641 | 1:8,806 | 812 |
| New Zealand | 453 | 1:9,996 | 1,740 |
| South Africa | 263 | 1:205,999 | 21,938 |
| Chile | 140 | 1:125,832 | 4,496 |
| Poland | 130 | 1:292,375 | 35,141 |
| Brazil | 118 | 1:1,814,189 | 58,634 |
| Hungary | 117 | 1:83,900 | 8,373 |
| Scotland | 93 | 1:57,568 | 4,778 |
| Norway | 53 | 1:97,024 | 13,264 |
| Netherlands | 52 | 1:324,753 | 37,631 |
| Senegal | 39 | 1:373,829 | 1,859 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Finland | 21 | 1:261,748 | 20,300 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 562 | 1:43,373 | 5,430 |
| Scotland | 121 | 1:30,936 | 2,614 |
| Guernsey | 11 | 1:2,969 | 521 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 592 | 1:84,829 | 8,842 |
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.
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).
(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’.
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.
From the Dutch-Flemish, Top; from the Swedish ,from the Danish, Topp; in the Domesday Book, Tope, Topi; a personal name.
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").
Topp Demographics
Topp Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Topp Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Topp Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Topp (Marathi: टोपा, Russian: Топп) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Topp? popularity and diffusion
The last name Topp is the 41,351st most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 576,729 people. The surname Topp is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Topp live; 32 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America. Topp is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 48 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,798 people, or 1 in 21,197. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found and Bavaria, where 6 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.
Topp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Topp has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Topp surname rose 568 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 23 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 55 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Topp Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Topp surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Topp last name are 23.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.74% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topps | 89 | 1,278 | / |
| Toppe | 89 | 789 | / |
| Thopp | 89 | 17 | / |
| Toipp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Toppf | 89 | 0 | / |
| Top | 86 | 97,084 | / |
| Thoppe | 80 | 67 | / |
| Thopps | 80 | 34 | / |
| Toupps | 80 | 1 | / |
| Toopps | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tope | 75 | 16,458 | / |
| Tapp | 75 | 14,127 | / |
| Topf | 75 | 2,713 | / |
| Toop | 75 | 2,557 | / |
| Tops | 75 | 1,990 | / |
| Toip | 75 | 440 | / |
| Thop | 75 | 177 | / |
| Toup | 75 | 36 | / |
| Tuop | 75 | 15 | / |
| Topz | 75 | 11 | / |
| Topš | 75 | 9 | / |
| Toph | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ttop | 75 | 2 | / |
| Todp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Topt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tozp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tosp | 75 | 1 | / |
| To | 67 | 488,234 | / |
| Tappe | 67 | 6,249 | / |
| Toups | 67 | 4,240 | / |
| Toops | 67 | 983 | / |
| Toupe | 67 | 818 | / |
| Toope | 67 | 512 | / |
| Tapps | 67 | 231 | / |
| Thope | 67 | 115 | / |
| Taupp | 67 | 83 | / |
| Thoph | 67 | 48 | / |
| Thoip | 67 | 24 | / |
| Thapp | 67 | 22 | / |
| Tophe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Toibp | 67 | 13 | / |
| Todpe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ttope | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tozpe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thhop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ttapp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toyps | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tospe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toupf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuops | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dtopt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuope | 67 | 1 | / |
| Topch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toipe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tappf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tojbp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thoop | 67 | 0 | / |
| Thoup | 67 | 0 | / |
| Topfs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tappt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Taapp | 67 | 0 | / |
Topp Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Topp in the Marathi language | ||
| टोपा | topa | - |
| Topp in the Russian language | ||
| Топп | topp | - |
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