Whipple Surname

28,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whipple Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whimple,' a parish in Devon, four miles from Ottery St. Mary. The surname, however, has apparently been modified into Whipple, &c. Nevertheless, v. Whipple for another origin.

Hugo de Curteney habet .

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Whipple Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,4981:19,5942,462
Canada3781:97,47510,598
England471:1,185,49155,443
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Chile421:419,44011,239
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
China31:455,773,85521,925
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8041:8,6521,110

Whipple (80) may also be a first name.

Whipple Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whimple,' a parish in Devon, four miles from Ottery St. Mary. The surname, however, has apparently been modified into Whipple, &c. Nevertheless, v. Whipple for another origin.

Hugo de Curteney habet ... apud Wympel: A., Devon, (1273).

Richard Bysothewympel (i.e. by South Wympel): ibid.

1657. Married — Richard Simons and Mary Whimple: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

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

(English) belonging to Whipple or Whiphill (14th cent. Whiphulle, Whyphull, Soms.; 13th cent. Wiphulle, Wilts) = Wippa’s Hill [see under Whlpp, and + Middle Englishhull(e, Old English hyll, hill] I cannot trace that there has been any confusion with Whimple.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Whimple (white stream), in Devonshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Swedish, Wibell; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Whipple Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whipple occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Whipple.

How Common Is The Last Name Whipple? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 28,144th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 381,447 people. The last name Whipple is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Whipple live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Whipple is also the 1,075,395th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 80 people.

The last name Whipple is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 18,498 people, or 1 in 19,594. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 6 percent live, Michigan, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States Whipple occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Whipple Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whipple has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whipple surname grew 319 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whipple Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Whipple surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Whipple earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $43,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.11% less than the national average, earning $45,157 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whippler9345/
Whipples932/
Whipplle931/
Whippile931/
Wipple9252/
Whiple923/
Wippler86665/
Whipley867/
Whisple866/
Waipple862/
Whippla862/
Whitple862/
Wippile861/
Wippley861/
Whepple861/
Whipler861/
Wipples861/
Whiples860/
Whibple860/
Wiple831/
Whipfler801/
Whispele800/
Wheppler800/
Wiplie77185/
Wipler7728/
Wipley772/
Wepple772/
Bipple772/
Wipele771/
Wipfle771/
Weiple771/
Whipla770/
Wisple770/
Wispler7116/
Whepley7114/
Bippley7114/
Wyppler718/
Woipele713/
Whepler711/
Waiples711/
Wepples710/
Whupley710/
Huepple710/
Viple6743/
Weipfler673/
Biple672/
Wipla671/
Wheapley671/

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Whipple Reference & Research

Whipple DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Whipple FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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