The Tupper surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,973 people carried this name — #8,335 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,100 people counted. That is up 8% from 3,663 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Tupper surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as an occupational name: ‘the tup-herd’.

An early record he cites: Willelmus Tuphird, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 770 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

37 families named Tupper, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 197 people lived in those households, 5.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 12
Vermont 10
Connecticut 6
Maine 4
New Hampshire 2
New York 2
Maryland 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 266 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Tupper in American newspapers,
1897–1919.

Newspaper page from San Antonio Daily Light carrying the name Tupper
San Antonio Daily Light 1897-08-08
Newspaper page from Canton Weekly Register carrying the name Tupper
Canton Weekly Register 1897-08-26
Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Tupper
Evening Times-republican 1919-10-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Tupper in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

4,957 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tupper. The most, 911, date from the 1910s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,555
South Australia 1,226
New South Wales 881
Western Australia 704
Queensland 442
Tasmania 99
ACT (Canberra) 35
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tupper.

Who carried it

People named Tupper,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Emily Charlotte Greer d. 1929
  • Mary Charlotte Smith d. 1879
  • unknown daughter Tupper d. 1915
  • Frances Lillian Tupper d. 1940
  • Frances Amelia Tupper d. 1902
  • Emma Lilian Tupper d. 1942

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Tupper,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States505 records

505 records of the Tupper name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 134
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 124
  • Other U.S. records 247
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert N. Tupper

    Born 1915 in Idaho. Enlisted 1941 at Portland, Oregon; electrician from Clatsop County, Oregon. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Stuart Tupper

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Aurania from Liverpool, aged 33; barrister. From London, England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record John T. Tupper

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1931, died 1983; buried at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 505 records for Tupper in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada965 records

965 records of the Tupper name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 930
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 11
  • Other Canadian records 24
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Edward Tupper

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917, aged 41; buried at North Kingston.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Grant Tupper

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Lydia Jane Tupper

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917, aged 38.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 965 records for Tupper in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia133 records

133 records of the Tupper name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 89
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 26
  • Other Australian records 18
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maria Tupper

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Tippoo Saib, aged 17; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edward William Tupper

    Staff superintendent of Essendon, Victoria; died 1964.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Fred Tupper

    Left Hobart in 1826 aboard the Adrian, bound for Port Jackson, as first officer.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 133 records for Tupper in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands17 records

17 records of the Tupper name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 10
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 5
  • Dutch population registers 2
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maatje Tupper

    In the population register of Meliskerke; of independent means, born 1753 in Aagtekerke.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Antonia Tupper

    Died 1845 in Rotterdam, aged 49.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Maria Tupper

    Married in 1827 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Tupper in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Tupper name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Tupper

    Buried in 1796 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 63.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 1 of 2 records for Tupper in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Norway2 records

2 records of the Tupper name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Ole Tupper

    Census of 1910: Broveiten, Trondhjem; "indredningsnekker", born 1838 in Malvigs Sogn.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Jonætte Tupper

    Census of 1910: Broveiten, Trondhjem; born 1876 in Trondhjem.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Tupper name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lucie Marie Louise Tupper

    Born 1893 in Paris; died 1976 in Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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