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Surname Etymology and Meaning of PHELPS

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

Supposed to be the same as Phillips (which see). The name may come from the Danish, Hvalp; Swedish, Valp, a whelp.

Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import (1857).

English (southwestern): patronymic from Philip.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)