Explore the Family Name Gipple

The meaning of Gipple

Americanized form of German Gibbel (see Giebel). Compare Gibble and Kipple. History: The progenitor of the Gipples in North America was Henry (Heinrich) Gibbel from the Palatinate, Germany, who settled in PA in the middle of 18th century. His surname (and the surname of his descendants) has been Americanized to Gibble, Gipple, and Kipple.

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How common is the last name Gipple in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gipple saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 48,380th most popular surname, but by 2010, its ranking had dropped to 51,610, indicating a decrease of 6.68%. The number of people bearing the Gipple name also decreased slightly during this period, falling from 410 in 2000 to 403 in 2010, a reduction of 1.71%. Furthermore, when considering the proportion per 100k individuals, there was a slight decrease from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010, which represents a change of -6.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,380	#51,610	-6.68%
Count	410	403	-1.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gipple

Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the overwhelming majority of individuals with the surname Gipple identify as White. In 2000, 99.02% of Gipples identified as White, but this percentage slightly declined to 98.01% in 2010, a change of -1.02%. There were no recorded instances of Gipples identifying their ethnicity as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010, with all these categories showing zero percent for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.02%	98.01%	-1.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%