TIPPER
Tipper is a surname of English origin.
Its earliest recorded spelling dates to 1176, in the Pipe Rolls of Huntingdonshire, where it appears as William Tipere. This document was compiled during the reign of King Henry I, an emperor referred to in contemporary accounts as “The Builder of Churches.”
The name is rooted in the Middle English word tipper, meaning a person who tips or empties a load. In historical usage it referred to an individual who tipped carts or wagons, acting as a porter or haulier for a vehicle. The same root also appears in the occupational context of a maker of arrowheads. From Old English it develops as typpe, and, in the period between 1200 and 1500, it became tippe in Middle English usage, producing the tip of an arrow.
In traditional naming practice the surname Tipper falls into a category of job‑descriptive names tied to the manufacturing of arms and armour, alongside others such as Bow (maker of bows), Spurr (maker of spurs), Fletcher (maker of arrows), and Sword (armourer). These types of names were established to identify the mettle and function of the bearer of the craft.
Historical records beyond the mid‑tenth century show the name in a range of locales. In 1273, Alice Tippere was found in Cambridgeshire, while Jone Typper appears in London in 1563. The marriage of Harry Tipper to Jone Faith on 2 October 1560 at St. Peter’s, Cornhill, is recorded in London church registers. Likewise, the christening of Jonathan, son of William and Constance Tipper, took place on 20 May 1666 at St. Giles’ Cripplegate, also shown in the registers.
The heraldic representation granted to a family of the surname features a bend chequy black and gold on a silver shield. The crest depicts a hand cut off at the wrist, holding a sword upright, upon which a garland of laurel rests, all in their proper colours.
Typical given names associated with the Tipper surname
Male
- Alan
- Andrew
- David
- Donald
- Iain
- John
- Mark
- Matthew
- Michael
- Paul
- Richard
- Robert
Female
- Anna
- Christine
- Claire
- Julie
- Lisa
- Margaret
- Pamela
- Patricia
- Rebecca
- Sarah
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
- Daiper
- Daper
- Dapper
- Dapra
- Dapre
- Dauper
- Deaper
- Deeper
- Depear
- Depeare
- Deperio
- Depiero
- Depierre
- Depiro
- Depper
- Depre
- Depree
- Diaper
- Diepper
- Diper
- Dipierro
- Dipper
- Dipre
- Dooper
- Dupare
- Dupear
- Dupere
- Duperre
- Dupire
- Dupre
- Dupree
- Duprie
- Dyper
- Taipari
- Taparia
- Taper
- Tapera
- Tapere
- Tapparo
- Tapper
- Tapre
- Teper
- Tepper
- Tiper
- Tippe
- Tippel
- Tippers
- Tippert
- Tippery
- Tippes
- Tippet
- Tipple
- Tippler
- Tooper
- Toper
- Topor
- Toppar
- Topper
- Tuper
- Tupper
Related and similar names are generated algorithmically based on the spelling, and may not necessarily share an etymology.
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There are approximately 2,405 people named Tipper in the UK. That makes it roughly the 3,616th most common surname in Britain. Around 37 in a million people in Britain are named Tipper.
Famous people named Tipper
- Constance Tipper - Metallurgist and crystallographer (1894 to 1995)
- John Tipper - Speedskater
- Benjamin Tipper - Cricketer (1896 to 1970)
- Jacob Tipper - Cyclist
Names and descriptions courtesy of Wikipedia, and may contain errors. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of every famous person with this name.