The English surname Tripp, found mainly in southern England, is an occupational name for a dancer, or a nickname for someone with an odd gait, from the Middle English term trip meaning “to step lightly, skip, or hop.” The name is first recorded in 13th Century documents when Hugh Tripp is registered in the Hundred Rolls of Wiltshire in 1273. The earliest record of the name in the New World is in 1630 when John Tripp immigrated from Northumberland to Newport Rhode Island. Today there are approximately 20,000 bearers of the surname Tripp living in the United States.
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