How common is the surname Tippett?

4,344 people in the United States had the surname Tippett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,074 Americans. It ranked 7,644th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tippett?

Phil Tippett, American film director, followed by Joe Tippett.

Where is the surname Tippett most common?

Wikidata records people named Tippett in the United States.

Is the surname Tippett getting more or less common?

More common. 4,023 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,344 in 2010, up 8.0%.

The surname Tippett

An English patronymic surname, carried by 4,344 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tippett is more common than 95.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Theobald.

Tippett is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 4,344 people named Tippett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,074 Americans. That is up 8.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,023.

#7,644

rank among US surnames

4,344

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+8%

change since 2000 (was #7,620)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,638	Grizzle	4,347	71,025
#7,641	Walcott	4,346	71,041
#7,643	Kerby	4,345	71,058
#7,644	Ito	4,344	71,074
#7,647	Carlsen	4,343	71,090
#7,650	McGuinness	4,342	71,107

Who is named Tippett

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

88% of people named Tippett identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.7%
Two or more races 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tippetts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Phil Tippett
American film director, born 1951
Joe Tippett
American actor, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tippett

Tippit

Tippett has the Soundex code T130, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T130.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Tippett come from?: From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Theobald.
How common is the surname Tippett?: 4,344 people in the United States had the surname Tippett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,074 Americans. It ranked 7,644th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tippett?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Tippett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tippett?: Phil Tippett, American film director, followed by Joe Tippett.
Where is the surname Tippett most common?: Wikidata records people named Tippett in the United States.
What type of surname is Tippett?: Tippett is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Tippett getting more or less common?: More common. 4,023 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,344 in 2010, up 8.0%.