Phelp Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Phelp Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Philip,' from the nick. Philp or Phelp, whence the genitive Phelps; compare Jones, Coles, Williams, &c. Philip is early found as Phelip, and nearly all the surnames formed from it are Westcountry.

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Phelp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:7,397,121336,459
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
England71:7,959,723202,100
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:259,31218,589
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2851:176,20615,764

Phelp (18) may also be a first name.

Phelp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Philip,' from the nick. Philp or Phelp, whence the genitive Phelps; compare Jones, Coles, Williams, &c. Philip is early found as Phelip, and nearly all the surnames formed from it are Westcountry.

Richard Phelip, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Simon Phelip, Somerset, x Edward III: ibid.

John Phelpes, temp. 1570. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

Charles Felpes, 1603: Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

Margaret Felpes, 1590: Reg. Broad Chalke, Wiltshire.

1585. Richard Phelpes, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1611. Married — Thomas Woodcock and Philippa Phelps: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Forms (chiefly West. English) of Philip, q.v. king Phelip of France.—Rob. Glouc. Chron.:Wm. Conq., 493 (7786).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Philip, which was often written Phelype.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Supposed to be the same as Phillips (which see). The name may come from the Danish, Hvalp; Swedish, Valp, a whelp.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The name of Phelps is now numerous in the Wells district. It is also an old Porlock name (Savage's "Carhampton.").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Phelp Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Phelp Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Phelp is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phelp? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,967,751st most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name Phelp is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Phelp live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 18 people.

The surname Phelp is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 7,397,121. In The United States Phelp is primarily concentrated in: California, where 18 percent are found, Texas, where 16 percent are found and Colorado, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Phelp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Phelp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Phelp surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 93 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phelp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Phelp surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90% being registered with the party.

The amount Phelp earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 27.91% less than the national average, earning R 171,324 per year and in United States they earn 13.23% less than the national average, earning $37,442 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phelps9181,174/
Phelph9114/
Phelpf915/
Phelpe912/
Pheilp911/
Phelpp910/
Phellp910/
Phelpt910/
Phelpz910/
Phel8946/
Phelphs8379/
Phellps8315/
Phelpps832/
Phealps831/
Phelhps831/
Vphelps831/
Phelphe830/
Philp8011,601/
Phele803,288/
Phuel80796/
Pheil80390/
Phael80316/
Phalp80159/
Phiel80156/
Phoel80131/
Pheal8045/
Phelt8021/
Pheel808/
Phell805/
Phetl804/
Phlep804/
Pheld801/
Phlps801/
Phllp801/
Pheul801/
Phelv801/
Pholp801/
Phphelps771/
D'Phelps771/
Phl7560/
Pichel732,595/
Philps731,022/
Phillp73491/
Pechel73165/
Phleps73126/
Phisel7351/
Philph7349/
Pychel7335/
Pheele7313/
Philpp735/
Pehtel735/
Philpe734/
Pheasl733/
Pellep733/
Phalph733/
Pheill732/
Philhp732/
Phelle732/
Paheel732/
Phiehl731/
Phoehl731/
Paheil731/
Phitel731/
Phesel731/
Phetel731/
Pealpe731/
Phealb731/
Pheile730/
Phelhs730/
Pheall730/
Pfhiel730/
Phelhe730/
Pele6711,408/
Peal676,154/
Peil674,044/
Phil673,280/
Phillps67767/
Pethtel67736/
Peichel67314/
Plep67276/
Peul67253/
Phyl67153/
Peyl67146/
Péhl67103/
Päschel6762/
Pajchel6753/
Pelh6745/
Phle6736/
Velp6734/
Philppe6731/
Petl6729/
Pfel6727/
Pechell6720/
Philpps6712/
Palp6711/
Felp678/
Pejl678/
Philphs677/
Paichel675/
Pichell674/
Pheeeel674/
Philhps673/
Polp673/
Phillpe673/
Physell672/
Phaisel672/
Phillph672/
Peachel672/
Phll672/
Pelv671/
Philllp671/
Pjhl671/
Pjlp671/
Phjl671/
Pflp671/
Wphl671/
Hphl671/
Phillhp670/
Pfhl670/
Phillpp670/
Phechel670/
Phfl670/
Pheasel670/

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