Explore the Family Name Stipp

The meaning of Stipp

1. German: from Stipp, a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with stid ‘stiff, hard’ as the first element, in combination with a second element starting with b (e.g. bald ‘bold’). 2. Dutch: archaic variant of Stip and, in North America, possibly also an altered form of this.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Stipp's popularity has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. Ranked as the 25,865th most common name in 2000, it fell to 28,023rd by 2010, a change of -8.34%. The total count of individuals with this surname also declined by -4.26% during this period, dropping from 893 to 855. The proportion of people named Stipp per 100k reduced by -12.12%, from 0.33 to 0.29.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,865	#28,023	-8.34%
Count	893	855	-4.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.29	-12.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stipp

When considering the Stipp surname's ethnic identity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of Stipps identified as White (96.08%), with a small percentage identifying as Hispanic (1.23%) or belonging to two or more races (1.12%). By 2010, although White remained the dominant ethnicity at 93.92%, the percentage of Hispanics had risen significantly to 3.63%. This represents an impressive growth of 195.12%. It is also worth noting that in 2010, some Stipps identified as Asian/Pacific Islander for the first time, while the representation of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained suppressed or nonexistent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.08%	93.92%	-2.25%
Hispanic	1.23%	3.63%	195.12%
Two or More Races	1.12%	0.94%	-16.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.7%	0%
Black	0.78%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%