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Early Origins of the Tripp family

The surname Tripp was first found in Kent where they held a family seat from very ancient times, before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Tripp family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tripp research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1562 and 1612 are included under the topic Early Tripp History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tripp Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tripp, Trippe, Trip, Trypp, Tryppe, Trype, Tripe and many more.

Early Notables of the Tripp family

Notables of the family at this time include

  • Henry Tripp (d. 1612), English author and translator, matriculated as a sizar of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, in May 1562[1]...

Tripp Ranking

In the United States, the name Tripp is the 1,528th most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. [2]


United States Tripp migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tripp Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Tripp of Northumberland, who settled in Newport or Portsmouth, Rhode Island in 1630
  • Edward Tripp, who settled in Virginia in 1649
  • Edward Tripp, who landed in Virginia in 1649 [3]
  • John Tripp, who settled in Virginia in 1670
  • John Tripp, who arrived in Rhode Island in 1672 [3]
Tripp Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Thomas Tripp, who landed in Georgia in 1733 [3]
Tripp Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anthony Tripp, who landed in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1843 [3]
  • G. H. J. S. Tripp, who arrived in California in 1850
  • Ira Tripp, aged 31, who landed in New York in 1853 [3]

Canada Tripp migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tripp Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Edmund Tripp, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1760
  • Private. Robert Tripp U.E. (b. 1758) born in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA who settled in New Carlisle, Gaspé, Quebec c. 1784 he served in Jessup's Loyal Rangers in Capt. John Meyers Company, married twice having 7 children [4]
Tripp Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Harvey Tripp, who arrived in Canada in 1841

Australia Tripp migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Tripp Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Elizabeth Tripp, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Samuel Boddington" in 1850 [5]
  • Miss. Eleanor Ellen Tripp, English convict who was convicted in Birmingham, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Baretto Junior" on 5th April 1850, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) [6]

New Zealand Tripp migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Tripp Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Rev. F. Tripp, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Huntress" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st April 1863 [7]
  • John Tripp, aged 20, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Schiehallion" in 1872
  • Mr. Anthony Tripp, (b. 1854), aged 20, Cornish farm labourer departing on 10th April 1874 aboard the ship "Stonehouse" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 29th June 1874 [8]
  • Miss Grace Tripp, (b. 1840), aged 34, Cornish servant departing on 10th June 1874 aboard the ship "Cathcart" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 29th August 1874 [8]
  • C. Tripp, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888

Contemporary Notables of the name Tripp (post 1700) +

  • Linda Rose Tripp (1949-2020), American who was a central figure in the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton
  • Paul Tripp (1911-2002), American children's musician, author, songwriter, and television and film actor, creator of the 1945 "Tubby the Tuba"
  • Charles B. Tripp (1855-1930), Canadian-born, American sideshow performer known as the "Armless Wonder" who worked for P.T. Barnum and later the Ringling Brothers
  • Clarence Arthur Tripp PhD (1919-2003), American psychologist, writer and researcher for Alfred Kinsey
  • Bartlett Tripp (1839-1911), American lawyer, judge, and diplomat
  • Arthur Dyer Tripp Tripp III (b. 1944), American former musician best known for his work as a percussionist with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
  • Miles Barton Tripp (1923-2000), English writer
  • Howard George Tripp (1927-2022), British Roman Catholic prelate from Croydon, Surrey, Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (1979-2004), Titular Bishop of Neoportus (1979–2022)
  • John Tripp (1927-1986), Welsh poet and short-story writer
  • Georg Tripp (b. 1941), former German footballer and coach
  • ... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


Suggested Readings for the name Tripp +

  • John Heron, Trippe, Senior, Husband of Sarah Ann Jones, Their Ancestors and Descendants by Helen A. Ball.
  • Tripp Trails by Julie A. Hendricks.

  1. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
  2. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  3. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  4. Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
  5. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SAMUEL BODDINGTON 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850SamuelBoddington.htm
  6. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/baretto-junior
  7. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  8. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Lyttelton 1858-84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf


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