Tupper Surname

62,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Tupper Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tup-herd'; compare Coward, Gelderd, Calvert, Stoddard, &c. The final 'd' is also lost in Tripherd (v. Tripper) and sometimes in Gelderd (v. Geldard).

Willelmus Tuphird, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Tupper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0211:72,1898,348
Canada1,3521:27,2533,620
England8131:68,5347,920
Australia3521:76,6928,962
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
Chile1331:132,4554,687
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Scotland251:214,15311,205
France171:3,907,219231,005
India151:51,137,692512,385
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belize11:355,4743,977
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5021:48,5575,964
Guernsey251:1,306224
Isle of Man101:5,427530
Wales31:522,80514,314
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4411:34,8504,147

The alternate forms: Tüpper (21) are calculated separately.

Tupper (115) may also be a first name.

Tupper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tup-herd'; compare Coward, Gelderd, Calvert, Stoddard, &c. The final 'd' is also lost in Tripherd (v. Tripper) and sometimes in Gelderd (v. Geldard).

Willelmus Tuphird, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1746. Married — George Tupper and Elizabeth Drury: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1792. — Richard Davis and Maria Tupper: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Tup(p (q.v.) + the English agential suff. -er: equiv. to Tupman, q.v. Cp. Buller, Calver.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who bred tups or rams; one who made and sold tubs.

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

Appears in its original form as Toppfer-a name well-known in the literature of Germany and France. The family, widely scattered in the religious troubles of the XVI. cent., having "lost all" under Charles V., as obstinate Lutherans, were called Tout-perd in France, and, by corruption, Toupard in the Netherlands; while in Guernsey and England, and among the Puritan fathers of America, the name assumed the form so familiar to the public as the designation of the author of "Proverbial Philosophy." The principal branch went to Guernsey in 1548.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

According to the celebrated poet by this name, Martin Farquhar Tupper, it is a corruption of part of the motto of the family, "Tout perdie."

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

From the German, Topper; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tupper Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tupper is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Tüpper. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tupper? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 62,095th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 900,920 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Tupper live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tupper is also the 873,022nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 115 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5,021 people, or 1 in 72,189. In The United States Tupper is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Washington, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Tupper is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Tupper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tupper has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 348 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 90 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tupper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States Tupper are 6.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tupper earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 196.81% more than the national average, earning R 705,324 per year; in United States they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning $43,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.74% less than the national average, earning $45,837 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tüpper9421/
Tuppert92101/
Toupper922/
Tuppier920/
Tuper91382/
Tuppe91282/
Thuppear865/
Tipper833,976/
Tupere83986/
Tuppie8332/
Tupfer836/
Tauper835/
Tuppet833/
Tuppee831/
Tupher831/
Thuppe831/
Tueper830/
Tupert830/
Tuppir830/
Tuiper830/
Tuppre830/
Tupe8044,154/
Taupier77611/
Toepper77554/
Taupert7761/
Teupert7753/
Tuppech775/
Tupphet774/
Toupere773/
Theuper771/
Tuppett770/
Thipper770/
Toopper770/
Toupher770/
Tuppa731,492/
Toupe73818/
Thupe73494/
Taupe73457/
Tupet73304/
Teupe73295/
Tuppi73201/
Tupea73194/
Tiper73116/
Tupes7396/
Tuppy7376/
Tupez7358/
Tuphe7350/
Tuipe7322/
Tupee7317/
Tupir7311/
Tupeu7310/
Tupre736/
Tüper736/
Tupeh735/
Tutpe734/
Tupip733/
Ttupe732/
Dtupe732/
Tupei732/
Tuped731/
Tujpe731/
Tupír731/
Tuupe731/
Tupie730/
Tuppetch712/
Thuppair711/
Toupet67882/
Toeppe67171/
Tooper6738/
Tupire6730/
Tuuppa6729/
Tupech6724/
Toeper6716/
Tohupe6716/
Touppa6716/
Taupea6715/
Tupeit6715/
Toupie6712/
Tupeap6712/
Toupes6711/
Tuipea6711/
Theupe6710/
Tuupea676/
Taupet676/
Toupey675/
Tuppha675/
Thuppi674/
Tuppid674/
Tieper674/
Tippir674/
Tipfer673/
Tipher673/
Thoupe673/
Toupee673/
Tupisp673/
Tuphet672/
Taupei672/
Tupeah671/
Tuppaj671/
Tiperr671/
Tauppi671/
Taupre671/
Tupaip671/
Tupetz671/
Tuphed671/
Teupeu671/
Teupie671/
Tupeet671/
Toupre670/

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