The Last name Tripp: Anyone know it's background info?

Question

I've tried searching on the internet, it's not helpful at all. It tells me that theirs alot of people living in America with the last name Tripp. But it doesn't tell me that it originated from the States.

My dad doesn't know either, and since my dad has lost contact with any relatives in England, and his brother and sister know just as much as him, it's difficult to figure it out. His dad died back in 83' and my father never had the chance to ask about the last name Tripp.

Does anyone know anybody with the last name Tripp, and what their background is? Where the name originated from?

Answer 1

www.surnamedb.com

Surname: Tripp

Recorded in anumber of spellings including von Tripps, Trips, Tripe, Tripper, Tripp, Trippe, Tripps, and others, this famous surname is AUSTRIAN, ENGLISH, GERMAN and SWISS. Of pre-medieval origins, it is one of those which has the same spelling in different languages, but different meanings. In English it is usually a derivative of the word 'trippere', a metonymic nickname from pre 8th century OLD FRENCH, for one who 'tripped'. As such it was a description for a professional dancer, and probably one who toured with a travelling theatre. Until Stuart times dancing, at least in the professional sense, being an entirely male occupation. The second possibility at least in England and France, is as a derivative of the Old French word 'tripe', meaning a seller of meats and sausage. In Germany where it is recorded in the spellings of von Tripp, Trip, Tripp, e Trippelmann and Dripp, the name originally described either a person who came from a village called 'Tripp', or was job descriptive for a maker of 'tripps', wooden shoes or clogs. Early examples of the surname recordings include include William le Trippere in the Staffordshire Pipe Rolls of the year 1380, Kaspar Trippel of Bottwar, Ludwigsburg, Germany, in 1457, Hans Tripp of Mosbach, Germany, in 1588, Harry Tripp, the rector of St. Faiths church, in the city of London, who died in 1612, and John Tripe at St George in the East, Stepney, on July 12th 1837. The first recorded spelling of the family name may be that of Hugh Tripp, which was dated 1273, in the Hundred Rolls of the county of Wiltshire. This was during the reign of King Richard II of England, 1377 - 1399.

www.familysearch.org has the varied spellings of TRIP; THRIPP ; TRIPPE; TRIPE; TRIPES ; TREPTE ;TRIPET ;  TRIPPEN ; TRIPKE; TRIPPLER ; DRIPPE; TROUP; TRIB; TRIPPS ; &TREIPE .

    There are listings worldwide, including England, Sweden, Norway, Suriname, USA, and Germany to name a few with these being among the earliest--

Angel Tripp-- Birth:   abt 1544-- Kent, England

George Tripp--B. 1525   Skirbeck, Lincoln, England; d. 1580

Alyce Trippe--b. About 1538   Of Greatbrickhill, Buckingham, England

www.ancestry.com had this as an early listing:

Nicholas Tripp

Born:  1472 , Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England

Answer 2

I found this for you,

Surname: Tripp

Recorded in anumber of spellings including von Tripps, Trips, Tripe, Tripper, Tripp, Trippe, Tripps, and others, this famous surname is Austrian, English, German and Swiss. Of pre medieval origins, it is one of those which has the same spelling in different languages, but different meanings. In English it is usually a derivative of the word 'trippere', a metonymic nickname from pre 8th century Old French, for one who 'tripped'. As such it was a description for a professional dancer, and probably one who toured with a travelling theatre. Until Stuart times dancing, at least in the professional sense, being an entirely male occupation. The second possibility at least in England and France, is as a derivative of the Old French word 'tripe', meaning a seller of meats and sausage. In Germany where it is recorded in the spellings of von Tripp, Trip, Tripp, e Trippelmann and Dripp, the name originally described either a person who came from a village called 'Tripp', or was job descriptive for a maker of 'tripps', wooden shoes or clogs. Early examples of the surname recordings include include William le Trippere in the Staffordshire Pipe Rolls of the year 1380, Kaspar Trippel of Bottwar, Ludwigsburg, Germany, in 1457, Hans Tripp of Mosbach, Germany, in 1588, Harry Tripp, the rector of St. Faiths church, in the city of London, who died in 1612, and John Tripe at St George in the East, Stepney, on July 12th 1837. The first recorded spelling of the family name may be that of Hugh Tripp, which was dated 1273, in the Hundred Rolls of the county of Wiltshire. This was during the reign of King Richard 11nd of England, 1377 - 1399. Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop", often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Tripp : origins & meanings:

English (mainly southern): metonymic occupational name for a dancer, or a nickname for someone with an odd gait, from Middle English trip(p)(en) ‘to step lightly, skip, or hop’ (Old French triper).

English: metonymic occupational name for a butcher or tripe dresser, from Middle English, Old French trip(p)e ‘tripe’ (of unknown origin).

German: metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden pattens (trippe), a type of raised sole that could be strapped to normal footwear for walking in unpaved muddy streets