Tappenden

== English == === Etymology === Habitational surname from a now lost place, from the Old English personal name *Tubba + dene (“valley”). === Proper noun === Tappenden (plural Tappendens) A surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Tappenden is the 146201st 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.