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

Kipp, 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 Kipp surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kipp in America

Kipp is the 5788th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kipp surname appeared 5,978 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Kipp.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kipp 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 Kipp

The surname Kipp originated in Germany, specifically in the region of Hesse. It first appeared in records dating back to the 13th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Old German word "kippe," which means "summit" or "peak," suggesting that the earliest bearers of this name may have lived near a hilltop or mountain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Kipp surname can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Anhaltinus, a collection of historical documents from the Anhalt region of Germany, where a certain "Henricus Kipp" was mentioned in a record from 1284.

In the 14th century, the Kipp surname appeared in various spellings, such as Kypp, Kippe, and Kype, reflecting the regional variations in pronunciation and orthography at the time.

During the late Middle Ages, the Kipp family established themselves as landowners and prominent citizens in several towns and villages across Hesse and neighboring regions. Notable figures included Johannes Kipp (1452-1517), a renowned scholar and theologian who taught at the University of Erfurt.

As the name spread across Germany and beyond, it gained recognition in other parts of Europe. One of the earliest records from outside Germany dates back to 1621, when a certain Pieter Kipp was mentioned in a Dutch census record from the city of Amsterdam.

In the 18th century, the Kipp surname gained prominence in the United States, as German immigrants began settling in various parts of the country. Johann Kipp (1735-1811), a Hessian soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War, is considered one of the earliest bearers of the name in America.

Other notable individuals with the Kipp surname include:

1. Heinrich Kipp (1819-1884), a German-American engineer and inventor who developed the Kipp apparatus, a device used for generating gases in the laboratory.

2. Maria Kipp (1859-1943), a German-American philanthropist and co-founder of the Milwaukee Downer College, one of the first institutions of higher education for women in the United States.

3. Frédéric Kipp (1863-1949), a French painter and engraver known for his landscape and genre scenes.

4. Gerry Kipp (1903-1982), an American professional baseball player who played for the New York Giants and the Boston Braves in the 1920s and 1930s.

5. Kathleen Kipp (born 1958), an American politician and former member of the Montana House of Representatives.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kipp

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

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 Kipp 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 Kipp 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 Kipp was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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