Tappenden

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a now lost place, from the Old English personal name Tæppa + dene (“valley”).

Proper noun

Tappenden (plural Tappendens)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tappenden is the 146201^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 113 individuals. Tappenden is most common among White (97.35%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tappenden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.