Whipps Surname

219,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palau

Whipps Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Whip'. Although I have put a query to this statement, there can be little doubt of its accuracy. There are no local prefixes to the early entries, and the surname is found in widely separated districts.

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Whipps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7571:478,81040,592
England4901:113,71011,663
Palau2641:8231
Australia2231:121,05713,326
Canada821:449,33638,948
Denmark181:313,59522,770
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2391:210,12018,069

Whipps Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Whip'. Although I have put a query to this statement, there can be little doubt of its accuracy. There are no local prefixes to the early entries, and the surname is found in widely separated districts.

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

Whipp's (Son): v. Whipp.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the German, Wippich; a personal name.

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

Whipps Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whipps is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whipps? popularity and diffusion

Whipps is the 219,419th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,909,628 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Whipps reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 757 people, or 1 in 478,810. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 20 percent reside, Maryland, where 13 percent reside and Mississippi, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Palau, where 14 percent reside.

Whipps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whipps has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whipps surname grew 317 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 318 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whipps Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whipps surname are 6.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.18% registered with the party.

The amount Whipps earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0% less than the national average, earning $43,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.14% less than the national average, earning $47,625 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whips9141/
Wipps912/
Wippås836/
Whepps830/
Wips8045/
Wuippes771/
Bipps733/
Weips731/
Waips731/
Wepps731/
Wipfs731/
Wupps730/
Weipse672/
Wipsch672/
Huipes672/
Wiepsz672/
Wuipes671/
Weipes671/
Waipes671/

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