How common is the surname Rippy?

3,048 people in the United States had the surname Rippy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,294 Americans. It ranked 10,525th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Rippy most common?

Wikidata records people named Rippy in the United States.

Is the surname Rippy getting more or less common?

More common. 2,912 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,048 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Rippy

A surname, carried by 3,048 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rippy is more common than 93.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,048 people named Rippy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 101,294 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,912.

#10,525

rank among US surnames

3,048

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #10,171)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,517	Rymer	3,050	101,228
#10,520	McMorris	3,049	101,261
#10,525	Rippy	3,048	101,294
#10,528	Cumming	3,047	101,328
#10,531	Khalid	3,046	101,361

Who is named Rippy

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

80% of people named Rippy identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rippys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leon Rippy
American actor, born 1949

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rippy

Rippy has the Soundex code R100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R100.

Questions

How common is the surname Rippy?: 3,048 people in the United States had the surname Rippy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,294 Americans. It ranked 10,525th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rippy?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Rippy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rippy?: Leon Rippy, American actor.
Where is the surname Rippy most common?: Wikidata records people named Rippy in the United States.
Is the surname Rippy getting more or less common?: More common. 2,912 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,048 in 2010, up 4.7%.