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

Triplett, 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 Triplett surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Triplett in America

Triplett is the 1965th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Triplett surname appeared 18,408 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 people would have the surname Triplett.

We can also compare 2010 data for Triplett 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 Triplett

The surname Triplett is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is thought to be a locational surname, derived from the Old English words "thry" meaning three and "plett" meaning a plot or parcel of land. This suggests the name may have referred to someone who lived on or owned three plots of land.

Records indicate the name was present in various parts of England, including Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire, as early as the 13th century. Variations in spelling, such as Triplet, Tripplet, and Tripplett, were common due to inconsistencies in record-keeping at the time.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1275, where a William Tripplet is listed. The Hundred Rolls of Buckinghamshire from 1279 also mention a John Tripplet.

In the 14th century, the name appears in the Feet of Fines for Yorkshire in 1347, where a Robert Triplet is mentioned. The Lay Subsidy Rolls of Lincolnshire from 1381 record a John Triplet.

Notable historical figures with the surname Triplett include William Triplett, a 16th-century English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Southwark in 1558. John Triplett (1592-1670) was an English clergyman and academic who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.

In the 17th century, Thomas Triplett (1612-1670) was an English clergyman and author, known for his work "A Discourse of the Theorick and Practick of Chirurgery" published in 1649. Samuel Triplett (1609-1670) was an English Puritan minister and author, known for his work "A Brief Treatise of Heroick Vertue" published in 1677.

In the 18th century, John Triplett (1730-1803) was an English clergyman and academic, who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1792 to 1796.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Triplett

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

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

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