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    The surname Fripp

    A French occupational surname, carried by 605 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex F610

    Fripp: #36,900 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Fripp #36,900, 605 people Fripp: #36,900 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Fripp #36,900, 605 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fripp is more common than 77.3% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Perhaps from Old French frepe (“rag”), a metonymic occupational surname for a dealer in old clothes.

    Fripp is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 605 people named Fripp in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 510,323 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 509.

    #36,900
    rank among US surnames
    605
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +18.9%
    change since 2000 (was #40,465)

    Who is named Fripp

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    72% of people named Fripp identified as Black (not Hispanic), 23% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 72%
    • White (not Hispanic) 23%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Fripp come from?
    Perhaps from Old French frepe (“rag”), a metonymic occupational surname for a dealer in old clothes.
    How common is the surname Fripp?
    605 people in the United States had the surname Fripp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 510,323 Americans. It ranked 36,900th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Fripp?
    In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Fripp identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 23% as white (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is Fripp?
    Fripp is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Fripp getting more or less common?
    More common. 509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 605 in 2010, up 19%.