Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
PHELPS
There are approximately 8,105 people named Phelps in the UK. That makes it the 1,330th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 128 are named Phelps.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
From name of parent
Related and similar surnames
FelpsPhibbs
Phillips
Phelp
Fphelps
Fellps
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Ffelp
Felpp
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Phellps
Phealps
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Pheilp
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Pheelp
The Phelps surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Supposed to be the same as Phillips (which see). The name may come from the Danish, Hvalp; Swedish, Valp, a whelp.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PHELP. PHELPS. See Philip, which was often written Phelype.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.