How common is the surname Topping?

3,423 people in the United States had the surname Topping in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,197 Americans. It ranked 9,496th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Topping?

Jenno Topping, American film producer.

Where is the surname Topping most common?

Wikidata records people named Topping in the United States.

Is the surname Topping getting more or less common?

More common. 3,275 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,423 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Topping

A surname, carried by 3,423 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T152

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Topping 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 3,423 people named Topping in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,197 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,275.

#9,496

rank among US surnames

3,423

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #9,159)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,491	Rimmer	3,426	90,118
#9,493	Pickle	3,425	90,145
#9,495	Kettler	3,424	90,171
#9,496	Gaughan	3,423	90,197
#9,501	Beery	3,421	90,250
#9,503	Naugle	3,420	90,276

Who is named Topping

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

83% of people named Topping identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.0%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Toppings

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jenno Topping
American film producer, born 1970

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Topping

Tippins

Topping has the Soundex code T152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T152.

Questions

How common is the surname Topping?: 3,423 people in the United States had the surname Topping in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,197 Americans. It ranked 9,496th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Topping?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Topping identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Topping?: Jenno Topping, American film producer.
Where is the surname Topping most common?: Wikidata records people named Topping in the United States.
Is the surname Topping getting more or less common?: More common. 3,275 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,423 in 2010, up 4.5%.