When Charles Henry Tripp was born on 8 May 1833, in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, his father, David Davenport Tripp, was 37 and his mother, Nancy Rounds Tripp, was 31. He died on 8 May 1835, in his hometown, at the age of 2, and was buried in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
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English: from Middle English trip(pe) (n) ‘(to) dance; stumble’ (Old French tripe(r)), either an occupational name for a dancer, or a nickname for someone who had difficulty walking.
English: metonymic occupational name from Middle English trip(e) ‘tripe’ (Old French tripe).
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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