How common is the surname Tappan?

1,373 people in the United States had the surname Tappan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 224,869 Americans. It ranked 19,642nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tappan?

Benjamin Tappan, American politician (1773-1857), followed by Arthur Tappan.

Where is the surname Tappan most common?

Wikidata records people named Tappan in the United States.

Is the surname Tappan getting more or less common?

More common. 1,347 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,373 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Tappan

A surname, carried by 1,373 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tappan is more common than 87.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,373 people named Tappan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 224,869 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,347.

#19,642

rank among US surnames

1,373

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #18,802)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,642	Caliendo	1,373	224,869
#19,646	Garrigan	1,372	225,033

Who is named Tappan

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

89% of people named Tappan identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Two or more races 0.9%

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 Tappans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Benjamin Tappan
American politician (1773-1857)
Arthur Tappan
American abolitionist (1786-1865)
Helen Niña Tappan Loeblich
American micropaleontologist (1917-2004)

Questions

How common is the surname Tappan?: 1,373 people in the United States had the surname Tappan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 224,869 Americans. It ranked 19,642nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tappan?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Tappan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tappan?: Benjamin Tappan, American politician (1773-1857), followed by Arthur Tappan.
Where is the surname Tappan most common?: Wikidata records people named Tappan in the United States.
Is the surname Tappan getting more or less common?: More common. 1,347 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,373 in 2010, up 1.9%.