How common is the surname Whipple?

13,850 people in the United States had the surname Whipple in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,292 Americans. It ranked 2,602nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Whipple?

George Whipple, American physician and biomedical researcher (1878–1976), followed by Fred Lawrence Whipple.

Where is the surname Whipple most common?

Wikidata records people named Whipple in the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Is the surname Whipple getting more or less common?

More common. 13,387 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,850 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Whipple

A surname, carried by 13,850 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Whipple is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,850 people named Whipple in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,292 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,387.

#2,602

rank among US surnames

13,850

people in 2010

4.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,471)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,593	Humphreys	13,895	22,220
#2,594	Renner	13,889	22,230
#2,595	Alves	13,882	22,241
#2,596	Forrester	13,878	22,247
#2,597	Coy	13,875	22,252
#2,598	Dykes	13,874	22,254
#2,599	Branham	13,872	22,257

Who is named Whipple

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Whipple identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Whipples

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Whipple
American physician and biomedical researcher (1878–1976)
Fred Lawrence Whipple
American astronomer, 1906–2004
Mary Whipple
American rower, born 1980
William Whipple
American politician and Founding Father (1730-1785)
John Adams Whipple
American photographer (1822–1891)
Allen Whipple
American surgeon (1881–1963)
Sam Whipple
American actor (1960-2002)
George C. Whipple
American civil engineer (1866-1924)
Gwen Walz
American educator (born 1966)

Notable Whipples come mostly from the United States (8) and the Kingdom of Great Britain (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Whipple?: 13,850 people in the United States had the surname Whipple in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,292 Americans. It ranked 2,602nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Whipple?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Whipple identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Whipple?: George Whipple, American physician and biomedical researcher (1878–1976), followed by Fred Lawrence Whipple.
Where is the surname Whipple most common?: Wikidata records people named Whipple in the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Is the surname Whipple getting more or less common?: More common. 13,387 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,850 in 2010, up 3.5%.