Toppin Surname

139,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Toppin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ; variants of Turpin, which see.

Toppin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3801:262,65124,777
Barbados5511:522145
Trinidad and Tobago3651:3,737618
England3211:173,57715,862
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Panama801:48,9032,401
Jamaica551:52,1812,997
France501:1,328,454133,611
Bahamas481:8,161696
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Guyana371:20,6012,557
Australia301:899,85754,700
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines281:4,024548
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland591:75,0825,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2431:100,31010,120
Scotland291:129,0765,773
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2791:179,99516,051

Toppin (13) may also be a first name.

Toppin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ; variants of Turpin, which see.

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

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thorfin,' a popular name among the Danes, which originated some of our place-names; e.g. Thorpanstye, otherwise Thorfinstye Hall, in the parish of Cartmel, Lancashire, was so named from the owner Thorfin or Torpin, a great landowner (of twelve manors) at the time of the Doomsday Survey; v. Annals of Cartmel (Stockdale).

John Turpin, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Turpyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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

From ON. Thorfinnr through French Turpin. Turpin was the name of the second known bishop of Brechin (117 8-98). Magister Turpinus witnessed a charter by William the Lion of the church of Foregrund, c. 1165-71 (RPSA., p. 223), and Walter, son of Turpin, exchanged his lands of Kenny for those of Othirlony, c. 1226-39 (RAA,, I, p. 262-263), William, son of Turpun, juror on an Inquisition concerning the lands of Mefth, 1262 (Bain, I, 2323), may have been a relative of Richard Turpin who witnessed a charter by Bernard de Rippelai in the twelfth century (Dallas, p. 26). The name appears as Turphin and Turfin in Liber Ecclesie de Scon (p. 37).

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

For Topping, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Robert, Ernald Topin, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert T. 1198 (Ib.); Richard Topin, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Topping was a Norfolk name in the 13th century (H. R.).

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

Turpin was a common name in Exmouth in the 16th and 17th centuries. William Turpin was churchwarden of Littleham in 1575 (Webb). Turpin is also an ancient east of England name; further reference to it will be found under "Essex.".

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

The name of Turpin was represented in Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, and Wilts, in the 13th century (H. R.). In the reign of Mary, George Turpin, Esq., bought the manor of Claybrook, Leicestershire, from Thomas Lacey, Esq., of Charlecote, Warwickshire (Macaulay's "Claybrook"). The name is also now represented in Devonshire.

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

The Toppings may be connected in their descent with William Toppyng, who held six acres of land in Cliviger during the reign of Edward II. (W. W.).

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

Toppin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Toppin is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Toppin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Toppin is the 139,108th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,266,733 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Toppin reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Toppin is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,380 people, or 1 in 262,651. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 8 percent reside, Florida, where 6 percent reside and Virginia, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Toppin exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Barbados, where 17 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 11 percent reside.

Toppin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Toppin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Toppin last name increased 495 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Toppin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Toppin surname are 9.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Toppin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 104.06% more than the national average, earning $46,327,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.44% more than the national average, earning $45,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.52% less than the national average, earning $43,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Topping9211,752/
Toppind927/
Tooppin920/
Topin911,454/
Thoppina861/
Toppping861/
Toupin835,168/
Tappin832,463/
Toppen83491/
Topina83195/
Toipin8345/
Teppin8334/
Toping8316/
Topion8316/
Topuin8314/
Toopin837/
Toppng834/
Tospin831/
Topien831/
Tuopin830/
Topn80300/
Tapping771,531/
Toeppen7733/
Thoppen779/
Touppen778/
Thoopin774/
Tappion771/
Tappind771/
Toppent770/
Tappien770/
Toppend770/
Tapin731,659/
Tepin73745/
Topne73326/
Topen73220/
Topim7358/
Topyn7327/
Topnh731/
Topnd731/
Topng730/
Thapping716/
Taupin674,228/
Taping672,176/
Tappen671,125/
Tapion67509/
Thepin67423/
Thapin67304/
Topaen67281/
Tapina67199/
Teppen67145/
Topeng67105/
Taspin6784/
Topyon6733/
Topyna6733/
Tapien6720/
Toupen6714/
Taepin6712/
Thépin674/
Teupin674/
Thopne673/
Toopen672/
Thooppeng671/
Tapinc671/
Tappne671/
Tapgin671/
Töppen671/
Toupng671/
Tapind671/
Topfen670/
Topent670/

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