How common is the surname Tepper?

3,416 people in the United States had the surname Tepper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,382 Americans. It ranked 9,515th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Tepper?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Tepper identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Tepper?

Sheri S. Tepper, American science fiction, horror and mystery novelist (1929–2016), followed by David Tepper.

Where is the surname Tepper most common?

Wikidata records people named Tepper in the United States.

Is the surname Tepper getting more or less common?

More common. 3,012 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,416 in 2010, up 13%.

Is Tepper also a first name?

Yes. Tepper is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Tepper

A surname, carried by 3,416 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tepper is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,416 people named Tepper in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,382 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,012.

#9,515

rank among US surnames

3,416

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+13.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,885)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,506	Mosely	3,419	90,303
#9,510	Ogilvie	3,418	90,329
#9,511	Thibeault	3,417	90,356
#9,515	Hord	3,416	90,382
#9,520	Mikesell	3,415	90,409
#9,524	Dinger	3,414	90,435

Who is named Tepper

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

94% of people named Tepper identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Teppers

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sheri S. Tepper
American science fiction, horror and mystery novelist (1929–2016)
David Tepper
American businessman, born 1957
Robert M. Tepper
American singer-songwriter (1950-)
William Tepper
American actor (1948-2017)
Sid Tepper
American songwriter (1918-2015)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tepper

Tepper 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 Tepper?: 3,416 people in the United States had the surname Tepper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,382 Americans. It ranked 9,515th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tepper?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Tepper identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Tepper?: Sheri S. Tepper, American science fiction, horror and mystery novelist (1929–2016), followed by David Tepper.
Where is the surname Tepper most common?: Wikidata records people named Tepper in the United States.
Is the surname Tepper getting more or less common?: More common. 3,012 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,416 in 2010, up 13%.
Is Tepper also a first name?: Yes. Tepper is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.