How common is the surname Topp?

2,572 people in the United States had the surname Topp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,041 Americans. It ranked 12,121st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Topp?

Shayne Topp, American actor born 1991.

Where is the surname Topp most common?

Wikidata records people named Topp in the United States.

Is the surname Topp getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,580 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,572 in 2010, down 0.3%.

The surname Topp

A surname, carried by 2,572 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Topp is more common than 92.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,572 people named Topp in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,041 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,580.

#12,121

rank among US surnames

2,572

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,250)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,115	Shipe	2,573	119,994
#12,121	Topp	2,572	120,041
#12,124	Naber	2,571	120,088
#12,127	Nath	2,570	120,134
#12,130	Hammers	2,569	120,181

Who is named Topp

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

88% of people named Topp identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Topps

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Shayne Topp
American actor born 1991

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Topp

Topp has the Soundex code T100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T100.

Questions

How common is the surname Topp?: 2,572 people in the United States had the surname Topp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,041 Americans. It ranked 12,121st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Topp?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Topp identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Topp?: Shayne Topp, American actor born 1991.
Where is the surname Topp most common?: Wikidata records people named Topp in the United States.
Is the surname Topp getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,580 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,572 in 2010, down 0.3%.