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    The surname Tapper

    An occupational surname, carried by 2,366 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex T160

    Tapper: #12,978 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Tapper #12,978, 2,366 people Tapper: #12,978 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Tapper #12,978, 2,366 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tapper is more common than 92% of them.

    Origin

    A surname originating as an occupation for an innkeeper or wine merchant.

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,366 people named Tapper in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 130,493 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,121.

    #12,978
    rank among US surnames
    2,366
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.6%
    change since 2000 (was #13,201)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,971Handel2,367130,437
    #12,978Cron2,366130,493
    #12,981Moor2,365130,548
    #12,986Golub2,364130,603

    Who is named Tapper

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

    81% of people named Tapper identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Tappers

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jake Tapper
      American political journalist (born 1969)
    • Zoe Tapper
      British actress, born 1981
    • Naya Tapper
      American rugby union player (1994-)
    • Melissa Tapper
      Australian para table tennis player, born 1990

    Notable Tappers come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Tapper

    Tapper has the Soundex code T160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T160.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Tapper?
    2,366 people in the United States had the surname Tapper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,493 Americans. It ranked 12,978th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tapper?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Tapper identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Tapper?
    Jake Tapper, American political journalist (born 1969), followed by Zoe Tapper.
    Where is the surname Tapper most common?
    Wikidata records people named Tapper in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
    What type of surname is Tapper?
    Tapper is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Tapper getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,121 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,366 in 2010, up 12%.