Top is a surname of a variety of origins, including
Dutch,
Yiddish, and
Turkish. In Dutch, the name may be a
patronymic or have referred to the top of someone's head, e.g. a hairstyle.[1] In Yiddish, top means "pot" and is
metonymic for a potter.[2] People with this surname include:
Brent L. Top (born 1953), American Mormon missionary and professor in moral education
Damien Top (born 1963), French tenor, musicologist and conductor
Refik Osman Top (1897–1957), Turkish footballer, referee, coach and sports columnist
Ronald Top (born 1960), Dutch actor, director and producer
See also
Carrot Top, stage name of Scott Thompson (born 1965), American stand-up comedian
References
^Top at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
^Top Name Meaning at ancestry.com, sourced from Dictionary of American Family Name, 2013 Oxford University Press
Surname list
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surnameTop. If an
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Top is a surname of a variety of origins, including
Dutch,
Yiddish, and
Turkish. In Dutch, the name may be a
patronymic or have referred to the top of someone's head, e.g. a hairstyle.[1] In Yiddish, top means "pot" and is
metonymic for a potter.[2] People with this surname include:
Brent L. Top (born 1953), American Mormon missionary and professor in moral education
Damien Top (born 1963), French tenor, musicologist and conductor
Refik Osman Top (1897–1957), Turkish footballer, referee, coach and sports columnist
Ronald Top (born 1960), Dutch actor, director and producer
See also
Carrot Top, stage name of Scott Thompson (born 1965), American stand-up comedian
References
^Top at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
^Top Name Meaning at ancestry.com, sourced from Dictionary of American Family Name, 2013 Oxford University Press
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameTop. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.