Triplett Surname

23,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Triplett Surname Definition:

(English) One of three born at one birth, a triplet.

Triplett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States22,8751:15,8452,015
Australia2451:110,18712,273
Canada1131:326,06729,799
England691:807,50843,459
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4691:20,3402,575

Triplett (34) may also be a first name.

Triplett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One of three born at one birth, a triplet.

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

Triplett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Triplett occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Triplett? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,156th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 311,340 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Triplett reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 34 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 22,875 people, or 1 in 15,845. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 10 percent are found, Ohio, where 7 percent are found and Mississippi, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Triplett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Triplett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Triplett last name expanded 926 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Triplett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Triplett last name are 15.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.01% registered with the party.

The amount Triplett earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.58% less than the national average, earning $38,153 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.51% less than the national average, earning $47,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tripplett94453/
Triplette94324/
Tripletts947/
Tripliett941/
Tripleitt941/
Tripleett941/
Tripleatt940/
Tripllett940/
Triplet931,499/
Tripltt931/
Tripplette8916/
Triplitt88296/
Tripplet8891/
Triplete885/
Tripllet881/
Triplest881/
Tripleet880/
Triplets880/
Treplett880/
Triple8631/
Tripplitt821/
Tripple80357/
Tripler80156/
Tripley8022/
Triples807/
Triplie804/
Triplit804/
Triplee803/
Tripleh802/
Triplea801/
Tripilt801/
Tritple801/
Tripl773/
Trippler75795/
Trippley756/
Tripelle752/
Triplepp751/
Tripplea751/
Trippelt751/
Triplite750/
Trippl71210/
Treipl71126/
Tripel7180/
Tripli7129/
Treple711/
Tripla711/
Trippel672,733/
Trispel67204/
Triepel67191/
Triplis6775/
Trypler6728/
Trepler678/
Triphla674/
Triplay673/
Tripiel671/
Traipil671/
Triploi671/
Tripelp671/
Tripell671/
Triplih671/
Treuple670/

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Triplett Reference & Research

Triplett DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Triplett FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Triplett
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