Explore the Family Name Tippie

The meaning of Tippie

Americanized form of North German Tippe, a metonymic occupational name for a tub maker, from Low German (also Rhineland) tibbe, tippe ‘wooden tub, vat’, or perhaps of Tibbe or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tippie has seen a slight decrease in popularity over a decade. In 2000, Tippie ranked at 25,398 with 915 count. By 2010, the surname dropped to rank 27,974 with a count of 857, showing a decrease of 10.14% in rank and 6.34% in total counts. The proportion of people with the Tippie surname per 100,000 also decreased by 14.71%, from 0.34 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,398	#27,974	-10.14%
Count	915	857	-6.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.29	-14.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tippie

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Tippie has also shown some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, which slightly decreased from 92.57% in 2000 to 91.37% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase by nearly 198%, growing from 0.98% in 2000 to 2.92% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more ethnicities also increased by 47.13%, going up from 0.87% in 2000 to 1.28% in 2010. However, the percentage of Black identifiers decreased by 22.45%, going down from 4.81% in 2000 to 3.73% in 2010. No data was recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native identifiers in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.57%	91.37%	-1.3%
Black	4.81%	3.73%	-22.45%
Hispanic	0.98%	2.92%	197.96%
Two or More Races	0.87%	1.28%	47.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%