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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch and German Top.
Proper noun
Top (plural Tops)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Top is the 38332nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 578 individuals. Top is most common among White (62.28%), Asian/Pacific Islander (16.61%) and Hispanic/Latino (13.32%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Top”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Dutch
Etymology
From the noun top. Also found in German.
Proper noun
Top
- a surname
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English top, whence also inherited Zopf (“bundle of hair”) and, from Low German, Topp (“top of the mast”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Top n (strong, genitive Tops, plural Tops)
Declension
Declension of Top
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian top, topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz.
Noun
Top m