Explore the Family Name Trippett

The meaning of Trippett

English (Yorkshire): nickname for a schemer or trickster, from Middle English tripet(te), trepet(te) ‘trickery, evil scheme’ (Old French tripot).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Trippett saw a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 37,986 in 2000, the name fell to a position of 43,206 by 2010, marking a decrease of 13.74%. The number of people with the surname also declined during this period from 549 to 500, reflecting a drop of 8.93%. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, the percentage also decreased from 0.2% to 0.17%, showing a reduction of 15%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,986	#43,206	-13.74%
Count	549	500	-8.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.17	-15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Trippett

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Trippett also experienced changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While there was no change in the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native, there were shifts within other groups. Those identifying as White dropped slightly from 77.41% to 75.80%, a fall of 2.08%. People identifying as Black saw a slight increase from 17.67% to 17.80%, a rise of 0.74%. The most significant changes were seen among those identifying with two or more races and Hispanic identities. The former group saw an increase of 43.46%, climbing from 2.37% to 3.40%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic rose from 1.64% to 2.20%, an increase of 34.15%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	77.41%	75.8%	-2.08%
Black	17.67%	17.8%	0.74%
Two or More Races	2.37%	3.4%	43.46%
Hispanic	1.64%	2.2%	34.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%