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Etymology of Tippell

What does the name Tippell mean?

The ancestors of the first family to use the name Tippell lived among the ancient Scottish people called the Picts. The Tippell family lived on the lands of Dipple in Morayshire where the name can be found since very early times. 1 The name means dweller by the hollow and is originally derived from the personal name Theobald. 2

Early Origins of the Tippell family

The surname Tippell was first found in Moray, where the first record was that of Walter de Duppul had a yearly pension of 3 marks from the bishop of Moray in 1328. Rev. John Scott (d. 1738), minister of Dippie, emigrated to the American colonies, became minister of Overwharton parish, Stafford county, Virginia, and called his estate there Dipple.

In England, the name also became Tipple and "interchanges between D and T were very common." 2

Early rolls in England show Ralph Dibald in Yorkshire; and William Dibel in London as listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 2

Early History of the Tippell family

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Tippell Spelling Variations

In the Middle ages, spelling and translation were not yet regulated by any general rules. spelling variations in names were common even among members of one family unit. Tippell has appeared Dibble, Dipple, Diball, Dybell, Dyball, Dippel, Diable, Dibel, Dible, Tipple, Tippell, Tibble, Dibbs, Dibben, Dibbens and many more.

Early Notables of the Tippell family

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Tippell 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:

Tippell Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • George Tippell, aged 35, a shoemaker, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Steinwarder" in 1864
  • Kezia Tippell, aged 27, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Steinwarder" in 1864
  • Arthur Tippell, aged 5, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Steinwarder" in 1864
  • John Tippell, aged 4, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Steinwarder" in 1864
  • Mary Tippell, aged 2 mths., who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Steinwarder" in 1864


  1. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
  2. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)


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