How common is the surname Tipton?

25,064 people in the United States had the surname Tipton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,318 Americans. It ranked 1,420th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tipton?

Lio Tipton, actor and model from the United States, followed by Scott Tipton.

Where is the surname Tipton most common?

Wikidata records people named Tipton in the United States.

Is the surname Tipton getting more or less common?

More common. 24,767 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,064 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Tipton

A surname, carried by 25,064 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T135

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tipton is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,064 people named Tipton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,318 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,767.

#1,420

rank among US surnames

25,064

people in 2010

8.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,303)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,411	Burgos	25,169	12,267
#1,412	Swain	25,157	12,273
#1,413	Manley	25,136	12,283
#1,414	Helton	25,118	12,292
#1,415	Song	25,110	12,296
#1,416	Quick	25,091	12,305
#1,417	Leslie	25,078	12,311

Who is named Tipton

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

88% of people named Tipton identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tiptons

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lio Tipton
Actor and model from the United States, born 1988
Scott Tipton
American politician (born 1956)
Alexis Tipton
American voice actress, born 1989
John Tipton
American politician (1786-1839)
Thomas Tipton
American politician, 1817–1899
Freddie Gibbs
American rapper, born 1982

Questions

How common is the surname Tipton?: 25,064 people in the United States had the surname Tipton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,318 Americans. It ranked 1,420th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tipton?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Tipton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tipton?: Lio Tipton, actor and model from the United States, followed by Scott Tipton.
Where is the surname Tipton most common?: Wikidata records people named Tipton in the United States.
Is the surname Tipton getting more or less common?: More common. 24,767 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,064 in 2010, up 1.2%.