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

Taipe, 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 Taipe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Taipe in America

Taipe is the 154907th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Taipe surname appeared 105 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 Taipe.

The history of the last name Taipe

The surname Taipe originated in the region of Catalonia, Spain during the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Catalan word "taipa", which means "mud wall" or "earthen rampart". This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near or was associated with a fortified structure made of mud or earth.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Taipe can be found in the Liber Feudorum Maior, a medieval Catalan cartulary from the 13th century. This document mentions a certain "Berenguer de Taipe" who held lands in the region of Osona, near the city of Vic.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various legal documents and property records from the region of Empordà, located in the northeastern part of Catalonia. Several individuals with the surname Taipe are mentioned in connection with land transactions and disputes.

During the 15th century, the name Taipe spread to other parts of Spain, particularly the regions of Aragon and Valencia. One notable bearer of the name was Juan Taipe, a merchant from Valencia who established trade routes with the Mediterranean and participated in the conquest of the Canary Islands in the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, the spelling of the name evolved to include variations such as Taype and Taiple. This period saw the emergence of several prominent figures with this surname, including Gaspar Taipe, a renowned architect who worked on the construction of the Monasterio de San Miguel de los Reyes in Valencia, completed in 1546.

Another notable individual from this era was Beatriz Taipe, a poet and writer from Zaragoza, born in 1520. Her work, though largely forgotten today, was celebrated in literary circles during her lifetime.

As the centuries progressed, the Taipe surname spread throughout Spain and eventually to Spanish colonies in the Americas. In the 18th century, a notable bearer of the name was Pedro Taipe, a military officer who played a role in the Spanish colonization of California and the establishment of several missions in the region.

Other individuals of historical significance with the surname Taipe include Miguel Taipe, a 19th-century painter from Seville, and Javier Taipe, a prominent journalist and political activist from Madrid, born in 1892, who advocated for workers' rights and social reforms.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Taipe

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

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 Taipe 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.

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

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