Phipps (surname)

Phipps is a surname derived from the given name Philip.

Notable families

• Phipps family, a family of American entrepreneurs and philanthropists:
• Henry Phipps, Jr. (1839–1930)
• John Shaffer Phipps (1874–1958)
• Gladys Mills Phipps (1883–1970)
• Lillian Bostwick Phipps (1906–1987)
• Ogden Phipps (1908–2002)
• Ogden Mills Phipps (1940–2016)
• A family of British aristocrats, landowners and diplomats:
• Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby (1797–1863), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
• George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby (1819–1890), soldier and politician
• Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave (1755–1831), Foreign Secretary
• Constantine Phipps, 1st Baron Mulgrave (1722–1775), Irish peer
• Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave (1744–1792), explorer
• Charles Phipps (1753–1786), naval officer
• Ramsay Weston Phipps (1838–1923) Royal Artillery, military historian
• Sir Constantine Phipps (1840–1911), diplomat
• Sir Eric Phipps (1875–1945), diplomat
• A family of British brewers, businessmen and politicians from Towcester and Northampton:
• Pickering Phipps I (1772–1830), founder of Phipps brewery in 1801, mayor of Northampton 1821
• John Phipps (1798–1875), mayor of Northampton 1831
• John Phipps 2 (1823–1883), mayor of Northampton
• Pickering Phipps II (1827–1890), mayor of Northampton, J.P., MP
• Pickering Phipps III (1861–1937), businessman, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
• An English family with origins as clothiers (and, later, land-owners) from Westbury, Wiltshire:
• Thomas Phipps (–1715), merchant and briefly member of Parliament
• William Phipps (–1748), Governor of Bombay
• James Phipps (–1723), Captain-General of the Royal African Company and Governor of Cape Coast Castle
• John Lewis Phipps (1801–1870), coffee merchant and briefly member of Parliament
• Charles Paul Phipps (1815–1880), coffee merchant and member of Parliament
• Charles Nicholas Paul Phipps (1845–1913), coffee merchant and member of Parliament
• Joyce Grenfell (née Phipps) (1910–1979), writer and actor
• Simon Wilton Phipps (1921–2001), Bishop of Lincoln
• Jack Phipps CBE (1925–2010), arts administrator
• Martin Phipps (born 1968), composer

Notable people

• Bill Phipps (1942–2022), also known as Reverend William Phipps, Canadian church leader and social justice activist
• Cecil Phipps (1896–1968), English footballer
• Ernest Phipps (1900–1963), American singer and Pentecostal preacher
• Grace Phipps (born 1992), American actress
• Jennifer Phipps (1932–2019), Canadian actress
• Jill Phipps (1964–1995), English animal rights activist
• Lawrence C. Phipps (1862–1958), United States Senator from Colorado
• McKinley Phipps, Jr. (born 1977), American rapper better known as Mac
• Mike Phipps (born 1947), professional football quarterback
• Marilène Phipps (born 1950), Haitian-American poet, painter, and writer
• Peter J. Phipps (born 1973), American judge
• Polly Phipps, American statistician
• Prikeba Phipps, American Olympic volleyball player
• Quentin Phipps, American politician and member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
• Steve Phipps (born 1971), American football coach
• Spencer Phips (1685–1757), nephew and adoptive son of Sir William, lieutenant governor and acting governor of colonial Massachusetts
• Thomas Phipps (?–1823), London silversmith
• William Phips (1651–1695), colonial governor of Massachusetts
• William Edward Phipps (1922–2018), Hollywood actor and producer

Others

• Phipps W. Lake (1789–1860), American politician
• Bess Phipps Dawson (1916–1994), American painter

See also

• Philips (disambiguation)

References