Whippo Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

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

Whippo Surname Definition:

WHIPPO: Sir Robert Quhippo was a witness in Lanark in 1490 (Lanark, p. 8). He is most probably the Sir Robert Quhippo or Quhippup, chaplain, who had a suit in 1495 as to the ferry at Clydesholm. Sir Thomas Quhuppo was a rentaller in Lanark, c.

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Whippo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4021:901,63967,958
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Whippo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

WHIPPO: Sir Robert Quhippo was a witness in Lanark in 1490 (Lanark, p. 8). He is most probably the Sir Robert Quhippo or Quhippup, chaplain, who had a suit in 1495 as to the ferry at Clydesholm. Sir Thomas Quhuppo was a rentaller in Lanark, c. 1505 (Lanark, p. 15). William Quhippo of Kydlaw is mentioned in 1583 (Soltre, p. 149), and Eupham Quhippo in Edinburgh in 1598 (Edinb. Marr.). David Quhippo of Leyhouss was retoured heir of Thomas Quhippo in the lands of Kidlaw in 1614 (Retours, Haddington, 64),and Robert Whippo was burgess of Dysart, 1653 (Inquis. Tut., 796). A family of this name in East Lothian figure in the criminal trials, and after the beginning of the seventeenth century they disappear from the district.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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Whippo Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 78 (2014)

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Whippo Last Name Facts

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

Whippo is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whippo? popularity and diffusion

Whippo is the 723,769th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,128,224 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Whippo live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 402 people, or 1 in 901,639. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 17 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside.

Whippo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whippo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Whippo surname increased 758 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whippo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whippo surname are 23.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.51% registered to vote for the party.

Whippo earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $45,117 USD per year.

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