Fripp
English
editEtymology
editPerhaps from Old French frepe (“rag”), a metonymic occupational surname for a dealer in old clothes.
Proper noun
editFripp (plural Fripps)
- A surname from Old French.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fripp is the 36900th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 605 individuals. Fripp is most common among Black/African American (72.23%) and White (23.14%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fripp”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 606.