Find out how popular the last name Atnip is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Atnip.

Atnip, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Atnip surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Atnip in America

Atnip is the 22663rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Atnip surname appeared 1,132 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Atnip.

We can also compare 2010 data for Atnip to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Atnip

The surname Atnip has its origins in the English counties of Staffordshire and Shropshire, dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "aet" meaning "at" and "cnep" or "nep," referring to a small hill or peak, suggesting that the name initially denoted someone who resided near a hilltop or prominent hill.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Atnip can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Shropshire from 1274, where it appears as "Attenap." This variation in spelling was not uncommon during that era, as surnames were still in the process of becoming standardized.

In the 14th century, the Atnip surname appears in various manorial records and tax rolls from the West Midlands region of England. For example, a John Atnep is mentioned in the Cheshire Assize Rolls of 1348, while a William Atnip is recorded in the Staffordshire Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1379.

The Atnip name has been linked to several place names in the West Midlands, such as Atniphill in Staffordshire and Atnip Green in Shropshire. These locations likely derived their names from the surname itself or were the places where early Atnip families resided.

Notable individuals bearing the Atnip surname throughout history include:

1. Robert Atnip (c. 1520 - 1585), a prominent landowner and magistrate in Staffordshire during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
2. Mary Atnip (c. 1630 - 1692), one of the accused during the Salem Witch Trials in colonial Massachusetts.
3. John Atnip (c. 1750 - 1823), a soldier in the American Revolutionary War and one of the early settlers in Tennessee.
4. Sarah Atnip (1802 - 1888), a pioneer and influential member of the Church of Christ in Kentucky.
5. William Atnip (1845 - 1914), a Civil War veteran and prominent farmer in Indiana.

While the Atnip surname has its roots in the West Midlands of England, it has since spread to various parts of the world, particularly through emigration to North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. The name has undergone various spelling variations over the centuries, including Atnep, Attnip, and Attnep, but the core derivation from the Old English words for "at the hill" has remained intact.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Atnip

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Atnip.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Atnip was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Atnip has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Atnip was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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