Tepper

Tepper Meaning & Origin

About Tepper
The surname Tepper is of German and Jewish origin. It is derived from the Middle High German word "tepper," meaning "cover" or "roof." The name likely originated as an occupational surname for someone involved in the roofing trade or as a topographic name for someone who lived near a covered structure. In Jewish communities, the name Tepper may have been adopted as an anglicized form of the Yiddish surname "Toper," which means "topper" or "hatmaker." Overall, the surname Tepper is associated with occupations related to roofing or topography.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Tepper is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Tepper: 3,416
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 9,515
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.16

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tepper based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Tepper is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TPR
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T0106
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T EH1 P ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈtɛpər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TPR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T160

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tepper in Braille

Here's how to represent Tepper in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Tepper in braille

How to sign the name Tepper using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Tepper using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Tepper in sign language

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