Phipp Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Phipp Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Philip,' from the nick. Phip. 'Phip, a sparrow. The noise made by a sparrow': Halliwell. I think this is not the true derivation. The sparrow went by the name of Philip (v.

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Phipp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:261,58720,867
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2091:116,62911,248
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Phipp 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. Phip. 'Phip, a sparrow. The noise made by a sparrow': Halliwell. I think this is not the true derivation. The sparrow went by the name of Philip (v. Philipshank), as the redbreast by the name of Robin. Phip was merely the nick, of Philip, and applied familiarly to the sparrow.

1583. Roger Phippes, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1587. John Finn, and Catherine Easterbye: Marriage Lic. (London).

Christopher Phipp, of Bold, yeoman, 1592: Wills at Chester.

1765. Married — Henry Black and Mary Phips: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A diminutive (assimilated) form of Philip, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Phipp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phipp is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phipp? popularity and diffusion

Phipp is the 1,085,744th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name Phipp occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Phipp reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

Phipp is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 261,587. In England Phipp is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 12 percent live, Kent, where 12 percent live and Dorset, where 11 percent live. Other than England this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phipp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Phipp has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Phipp last name grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 96 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phipps9146,971/
Phippf912/
Phippe912/
Phippp910/
Pipp891,164/
Phip8947/
Phispps831/
Peipp80186/
Pipps80142/
Pippe8056/
Piepp8018/
Phips8011/
Phihp807/
Phiph804/
Phiep803/
Phuip801/
Phaip801/
Phipe801/
Phepp800/
Phi75103,016/
Pip75918/
Puippe73307/
Pheips737/
Phitps735/
Phaiph735/
Phepps733/
Paipps732/
Phihph731/
Phiphs731/
Peippe731/
Pohgip731/
Phypps731/
Phai6723,483/
Pipe676,030/
Phoi67610/
Phit67496/
Phie67364/
Piep67349/
Pepp67307/
Phui67278/
Paip67195/
Phio67149/
Phei67146/
Hpip67123/
Phiv6788/
Pips6784/
Fipp6774/
Peip6750/
Vipp6748/
Phih6733/
Phis6732/
Poip6726/
Piop6726/
Phib6715/
Pépp6710/
Phep677/
Phiy676/
Phid674/
Phii673/
Phaiphe672/
Hppa672/
Fhip672/
Pijp672/
Hppi671/
Pippová671/
Phiz671/
Pihp671/
Vhip671/
Uamphip671/
Hfip671/
Pisp671/
Pjhp671/
Ppip671/
Phgi671/
Pidp671/
Phyi671/
Vphi671/
Bpip671/
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