Tupman Surname

424,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Israel

Tupman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tupman,' a tup-herd (v. Tupper); compare Cowman, Steerman, Bullman. 'Tupman, a breeder of tups or rams': Halliwell. For other Pickwickian names, v. Pickwick and Snodgrass.

1756. Married — William Tupman and Sarah Abbott: St.

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Tupman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3881:143,60313,885
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
Israel791:108,32412,251
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Scotland61:892,30328,047
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2501:97,5019,918
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Tupman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tupman,' a tup-herd (v. Tupper); compare Cowman, Steerman, Bullman. 'Tupman, a breeder of tups or rams': Halliwell. For other Pickwickian names, v. Pickwick and Snodgrass.

1756. Married — William Tupman and Sarah Abbott: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Tup (q.v.) + English man; more specif., a Breeder of Tups or Rams.

Tupman, sb., a breeder of, or dealer in, tups.—Midld. Agric. Gloss. (1790).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A tup is, in some dialects, a ram; a tupman may therefore mean a breeder of rams.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A breeder of rams, which are called, in some places in England, Tups.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Tupman Last Name Facts

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

Tupman (Russian: Тупман) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tupman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tupman is the 424,145th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,930,816 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Tupman are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 388 people, or 1 in 143,603. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 23 percent live, Durham, where 11 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Outside of England it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Israel, where 10 percent live.

Tupman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tupman has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tupman surname expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 354 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tupman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tupman surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tupman earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $43,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0% more than the national average, earning $49,684 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tupfman926/
Taupman924/
Taupmann866/
Tupmaung861/
Tipman8384/
Tupmeaung801/
Tippman77149/
Thipman7746/
Tipmann7731/
Tippmann711,754/
Tupmaumg711/
Thipmaan711/
Toophman711/
Tipmon674/
Tipmahain671/
Thipmon62322/
Tipmoon6213/
Tipmmon621/
Thipmoon573/
Thippmon571/
Thipmmoon531/

Tupman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tupman in the Russian language
Тупманtupman-

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