Tappin is a surname that may refer to:Arturo Tappin (contemporary), Barbadian jazz/reggae saxophonist Ashley Tappin, American college and Olympic swimmer Christopher Tappin, a retired British businessman extradited to the US Mark Tappin, half of the album-cover design team of Tappin Gofton Michael Tappin, British academic, author and politician; member of the European Parliament Oliver Tappin (1893–1945), American politician; mayor of Flint, Michigan 1940 Ryan Tappin, Bahamian cricketer Steve Tappin, British business consultant and author