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    The surname Tapp

    An English surname, carried by 6,186 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex T100

    Tapp: #5,619 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Tapp #5,619, 6,186 people Tapp: #5,619 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Tapp #5,619, 6,186 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tapp is more common than 96.5% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    * As an English surname, from the personal name Tapp, from Old English *Tæppa, thought to be related to the adjective top. Compare the placename Taplow, and the surname Taplin. * Also as an English surname, variant of Topp. * Also as an English surname, possibly related to the nouns tape or tap. * As a German surname, from a derivative of the ancient Germanic name Theudobrand, from *þeudō (“people”) + *brandaz (“sword”). * Also as a German surname, of Low German origin, from obsolete Middle Low German tappe (“oaf”), which could be related to zapfen (“tap, draw liquor”).

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,186 people named Tapp in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,910 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,032.

    #5,619
    rank among US surnames
    6,186
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.6%
    change since 2000 (was #5,319)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,610Homer6,19849,814
    #5,611Kirkman6,19749,822
    #5,612Engler6,19449,846
    #5,613Burwell6,19349,854
    #5,614Callaghan6,19149,870
    #5,615Meacham6,19049,878
    #5,616Mohan6,18849,894

    Who is named Tapp

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

    82% of people named Tapp identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 82%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Tapp

    Tapp has the Soundex code T100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T100.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Tapp come from?
    * As an English surname, from the personal name Tapp, from Old English *Tæppa, thought to be related to the adjective top. Compare the placename Taplow, and the surname Taplin. * Also as an English surname, variant of Topp. * Also as an English surname, possibly related to the nouns tape or tap. *…
    How common is the surname Tapp?
    6,186 people in the United States had the surname Tapp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,910 Americans. It ranked 5,619th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tapp?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Tapp identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Tapp getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,186 in 2010, up 2.6%.