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

Toop, 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 Toop surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Toop in America

Toop is the 87663rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Toop surname appeared 212 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 Toop.

We can also compare 2010 data for Toop 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 Toop

The surname TOOP is of English origin and is believed to have derived from an old Anglo-Saxon word "top" meaning a hilltop or summit. It is thought to have originated as a topographic name for someone who lived on or near a hilltop or high ground.

The earliest recorded instances of the name TOOP can be traced back to the 13th century in counties such as Somerset and Dorset in southwest England. The name appeared in various spellings, including Toppe, Topp, and Tope, reflecting the regional dialects and variations in pronunciation of the time.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was William Tope, who was mentioned in the Assize Rolls of Somerset in 1278. Another early record is that of John Toppe, who appeared in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of Wiltshire in 1332.

The name TOOP is also associated with several place names in England, such as Topsham in Devon and Topcliffe in Yorkshire, which may have influenced the adoption of the surname in these areas.

Notable individuals with the surname TOOP throughout history include:

1. John Toop (c. 1560-1620), an English merchant and explorer who participated in several voyages to the East Indies and the Americas in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

2. William Toop (1786-1859), an English engraver and illustrator, known for his engravings of architectural works and landscapes.

3. Elizabeth Toop (1834-1913), a British philanthropist and social reformer, who founded several organizations to support women and children in need.

4. Arthur Malort Toop (1868-1953), a British lawyer and judge, who served as a Judge of the High Court of Justice in England from 1924 to 1943.

5. Richard Toop (1935-2022), a New Zealand-born painter and printmaker, renowned for his abstract and landscape works, and a recipient of the prestigious Order of New Zealand Merit.

While the name TOOP is not among the most common surnames in English-speaking countries, it has a rich history and can be traced back to its topographic origins in medieval England.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Toop

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

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

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