Topping (surname)

Topping is an Old English/ Norse origin it means dweller on top of the hill. The surname Topping may refer to:

• Chris Topping (born 1951), English former footballer
• Dan Topping (1912–1974), former owner of the New York Yankees
• George Topping (1881–after 1916), former Australian rules footballer
• Harry Topping (1913–2001), English footballer, later a coach in the Netherlands
• Henry Topping (footballer born 1908) (died 1977), English footballer
• Henry Topping (footballer born 1915) (died 2004), English footballer
• James Stirratt Topping Kennedy (1930–1973), Scottish security guard killed by armed robbers
• Jenny Topping (born 1980), American softball player
• Keith Topping (born 1963), British screenwriter
• Michael Topping (1747–1796), Chief Marine Surveyor of Fort St. George in Chennai, India
• Norman Topping (1908–1997), former president of the University of Southern California
• Richard Topping (born 1967), British stand-up comedian, author, and television personality
• Simon Topping, English Methodist minister and faith leader
• Walter Topping (died 1980), Northern Irish politician