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Whipple

in Massachusetts

There are 290 people with the last name "Whipple" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

NameRank
Whipple 2,582
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  1. is 2,578th most common Mcavoy
  2. is 2,579th most common Mcdaniel
  3. is 2,580th most common Stmartin
  4. is 2,581st most common Tetrault
  5. is 2,582nd most common Whipple
  6. is 2,583rd most common Bright
  7. is 2,584th most common Elder
  8. is 2,585th most common Giglio
  9. is 2,586th most common Hawkes

Similar Names and Nicknames

Whipkey, Whipp, Whipps, Whippo, Whip, Whipperman, Whippie, Whipper, Whippel, Whipker

Most Common First Names for Whipple

David, John, Nancy, James, Robert, Kathleen, Charles, Lynn, Richard, Anne

Meaning & History

English: of uncertain origin, perhaps, as Reaney suggests, from a pet form of the Old English personal name Wippa, or perhaps a topographic name for someone who lived by a whipple tree, whatever that may have been. Chaucer lists whippletree (probably a kind of dogwood) along with maple, thorn, beech, hazel, and yew.

FOREBEARS Matthew Whipple came from England to Ipswich, MA, in about 1638. His descendent William Whipple (1730–85) born in Kittery, ME, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.A John Whipple was one of the first settlers in Providence, RI.

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David Whipple, MA (8 searches)
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