Tripper Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Tripper Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a tripherd,' a goatherd, Yorkshire and Lancashire. 'Trip, a flock of sheep, a herd of swine or goats' (Halliwell).

'Item, in pane pro triphyrdes sarculant indent,' 1305: Whitaker's Craven.

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Tripper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Tripper (66) may also be a first name.

Tripper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a tripherd,' a goatherd, Yorkshire and Lancashire. 'Trip, a flock of sheep, a herd of swine or goats' (Halliwell).

'Item, in pane pro triphyrdes sarculant indent,' 1305: Whitaker's Craven.

'Item pro geldherds, pro tripherds,' 1317: ibid.

The editor adds, 'Trip is a herd of goats, and has given origin to the surname yet remaining in Lancashire, Tripyer'; compare Tupper for Tupherd.

Walter Tripper, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Tripper, 1379: ibid.

A Mrs. Trippier let lodgings at Seascale, Cumberland (1887).

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

(English)1 = Tripp (q.v.) + the English agential suff. -er- 2 for Tripherd, q.v.

(Anglo-French) the common French Trip(p)ier= 1 Tripe-Dealer [French tripier, from tripe, tripe (of Celtic orig.) + the agential suff. -ier] Tripier.—Celui qui vend en détail les issues des animaux tués à la boucherie.— Littré, Dict., ed. 1889.

2 Velveteen Maker or Dealer [from French tripe, imitation velvet, velveteen] Wallerand Colbert, trippier de velours (1570).—Godefroy.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tripper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tripper (Russian: Триппер) is borne by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tripper? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Tripper are found; 58 percent are found in West Asia and 58 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 66 people.

Tripper is most frequently used in Israel, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,222,519. In Israel Tripper is primarily concentrated in: Southern District, where 86 percent live and Jerusalem District, where 14 percent live. Apart from Israel Tripper occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 42 percent live.

Tripper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tripper has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trippier93461/
Trippeer93108/
Trippert9329/
Trippear936/
Treipper932/
Troipper930/
Trippe922,024/
Triper9262/
Tripier861,266/
Trepper86315/
Trippet86121/
Trippie8659/
Trupper8634/
Trieper8618/
Tripere864/
Treiper862/
Trippee862/
Trippjr861/
Trippey861/
Tripeer860/
Tripped860/
Trippes860/
Tripert860/
Tripe83400/
Trippett801,040/
Triphetr801/
Traipe771,094/
Tripet77878/
Trippi77671/
Trippa77505/
Treppe77239/
Trippy77161/
Trüper77128/
Tripes7771/
Truper7727/
Tripey7721/
Treipe776/
Triped776/
Trippé775/
Treper772/
Tripea772/
Trippè771/
Triepe771/
Trippeová751/
Trippeova751/
Triperova751/
Trepier71204/
Triphet71198/
Trueper7134/
Tresper7119/
Trippit7118/
Trupeir7111/
Tripett719/
Tripech715/
Trépier713/
Trippis712/
Tripeth712/
Trepped711/
Trupier711/
Tripi672,091/
Tripa67875/
Tripetch6768/
Trippitt6755/
Trype6729/
Trepe6720/
Tripy675/
Tripé672/
Trijpech671/
Triphett671/
Treppett670/

Tripper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tripper in the Russian language
Трипперtripper-

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