Tipping

See also: tipping

English

Etymology

From a pet form of the Old English Tippa, a personal name of uncertain origin.

Proper noun

Tipping (plural Tippings)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tipping is the 40800^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 535 individuals. Tipping is most common among White (94.77%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tipping”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.