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Early Origins of the Tipps family

The surname Tipps was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Tipps family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tipps research. Another 126 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1560, 1599, 1614, 1627, 1648, 1649, 1653, 1690, 1693, 1698, 1718 and 1776 are included under the topic Early Tipps History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tipps Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tipping, Tippin, Tippyng, Tippynge, Tippinge, Tippen, Tippan, Tippang, Tippyn, Tiping, Tipyng, Typing, Typpen, Typpan, Typpin and many more.

Early Notables of the Tipps family

Notables of the family at this time include Sir George Tipping (1560-1627) of Wheatfield, Oxfordshire.William Tipping (1599-1649), was an English religious writer, nicknamed Eternity Tipping, second son of Sir George Tipping (d. 1627) of Wheatfield and Draycott, Oxfordshire. 1John Tipping of...
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Tipps Ranking

In the United States, the name Tipps is the 14,164th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Ireland Migration of the Tipps family to Ireland

Some of the Tipps family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 34 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Tipps migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tipps Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Francis Tipps, who arrived in Maryland in 1650 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Tipps (post 1700) +

  • Roy Tipps, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 2000
  • Paul Tipps, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1972; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1996, 2000, 2004
  • Maynard Tipps, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1940 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1952
  • John Mark Tipps (b. 1961), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2004


  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)


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