Tappan is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Tappan
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Tappan

How popular is Tappan?

Tappan is common in United States.

Tappan is ranked 130588 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Tappan bearers increased by 1.930215 per cent in 2010 US census to 1373 since 2000, the surname slipped by 840 spots and ranked at 19642. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.29 88.42
Black 5.24 6.01
Hispanic or Latino 3.86 3.19
Others 0.95 1.56
Tappan is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Bermuda. Around 3009 people have been found who wears Tappan as their family name. Tappan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
212,166 Canada9
701,083 India8
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
17,547 Colombia2
201,317 England2
24,176 Qatar1
30,360 Thailand1
897,276 Russia1
62,864 New Zealand1
153,416 Italy1
66,560 Philippines1
279,271 Australia1
2,374 Bermuda1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
369,956 Indonesia14
Countries with hundreds of Tappan:
7,637 Mexico681
14,184 South Africa438
Countries with thousands of Tappan:
17,769 United States1,845

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 14 years old workman John Tappan who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on March 24, 1851 by Margaret put out from Liverpool.

Tappan Namesakes

  • Stacey Tappan, Soprano
  • Arthur Tappan Pierson, Writer
  • Arthur Tappan, Benjamin Tappan's brother
  • Tami Tappan, Actress
  • Eva March Tappan, Author
  • Robert Tappan Morris, Computer scientist
  • Arthur Tappan Pierson, Writer
  • Sara Tappan Doolittle Robinson, Writer
  • Tami Tappan, Actress
  • Benjamin Tappan, Former Ohio State Senator

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