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Dutch and German: from Middle Dutch top Middle Low German topp ‘crown of the head plait lock of hair’ hence a nickname referring to a feature of someone's head perhaps baldness or a particular hairstyle. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a potter from Yiddish top ‘pot’. English: variant of Topp .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022