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Whipple

in Rhode Island

There are 49 people with the last name "Whipple" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Whipple 2,922
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  1. is 2,918th most common Tompkins
  2. is 2,919th most common Viti
  3. is 2,920th most common Votolato
  4. is 2,921st most common Walter
  5. is 2,922nd most common Whipple
  6. is 2,923rd most common Winslow
  7. is 2,924th most common Woodruff
  8. is 2,925th most common Amalfitano
  9. is 2,926th most common Atkins

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Whipple

Charles, Susan, Ann, Elizabeth, Gail, Kenneth, Kingsley, Rory, Ruth, Brian

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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