Phelps (surname)
Phelps is an English surname. The name is originated as a patronymic form of the name Philip.[1] The name Philip is derived from the Greek name Philippos, which is composed of two elements: the first, philein, "to love"; the second, hippos, "horse".[2] The Dictionary of American Family Names states that the surname Phelps is generally found in the south-western part of England.[1][3]
Notable people[edit]
- Abel Mix Phelps (1851–1902), American surgeon
- A. Warren Phelps (1829–1885), American politician
- Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps (1793–1884), American educator, author, editor
- Anson Greene Phelps (1781–1853), co-founder of mining company Phelps Dodge
- Amos A. Phelps (1805–1847), abolitionist
- Amos A. Phelps (politician) (1867–?), members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Artur Gustav Martin Phleps (1881–1944), was an Austro-Hungarian, Romanian and German army officer
- Aurora Phelps (1839–1876), American land reformer, trade union labor and women's rights advocate
- Austin Phelps (1820–1890), American clergyman and author of devotional and educational works, 19th century
- Benjamin K. Phelps (1832–1880), New York County District Attorney
- Bill Phelps (1934–2019), Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
- Brian Phelps, radio personality
- Martha Austin Phelps (1870–1933), American female chemist
- Brian Phelps (diver), British former diver
- Cameron Phelps, Australian rugby league footballer
- Chance Phelps, US Marine killed in action in Iraq
- Charles Phelps (politician) (1852–1940), first Connecticut Attorney General
- Charles D. Phelps, American physician
- Charles E. Phelps, American Civil War-era soldier and politician
- Charles Phelps Taft, American lawyer and politician, brother of President Taft
- Charles Phelps Taft II, Mayor of Cincinnati, son of President Taft
- Christopher Phelps, American historian
- David Phelps (disambiguation), several people
- David Phelps (musician) (born 1969), American Christian music vocalist and songwriter
- David Phelps (sport shooter) (born 1977), British sport shooter
- David Phelps (baseball) (born 1986), American baseball pitcher
- David D. Phelps (born 1947), U.S. Representative from Illinois
- David Sutton Phelps Jr. (1930–2009), American anthropologist
- Dee Dee Phelps, American singer-songwriter and author
- Digger Phelps, American basketball coach
- Don Phelps, American football player
- Ed Phelps, American baseball catcher
- Edmund Phelps, Nobel Prize-winning economist at Columbia University
- Edward H. Phelps, lieutenant colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War
- Edward John Phelps, late 19th-century American lawyer, diplomat and politician
- Eleanor Phelps, American theatre, film and television actress
- Elisha Phelps, United States Representative from Connecticut
- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, American writer
- Forrest Phelps American politician
- Fred Phelps, the founding pastor of Westboro Baptist Church
- George May Phelps, American inventor of automated telegraphy equipment
- Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes, American architect
- Jake Phelps, Editor in Chief of Thrasher Magazine
- James and Oliver Phelps, identical twins and actors
- Jaycie Phelps, American gymnast and Olympic gold medalist
- Jeff Phelps, American sportscaster
- Jill Farren Phelps, television producer
- John Phelps (disambiguation), several people
- John Phelps (regicide) (1619–?), tried Charles I of England for high treason in 1649
- John M. Phelps (1821–1884), Republican President of the West Virginia Senate
- John S. Phelps (1814–1886), Governor of Missouri (1876–1881)
- John W. Phelps (1813–1885), American Civil War general and presidential candidate
- John E. Phelps (1839–1921), Union Army officer during the American Civil War
- John Jay Phelps (1810–1869), American railroad baron and financier
- Joseph Lee Phelps, Canadian farmer and political figure
- Josh Phelps, Major League Baseball player
- Kelly Joe Phelps, singer/songwriter, blues slide guitarist
- Ken Phelps, Major League Baseball player
- Kerryn Phelps, Australian doctor
- Lancelot Phelps (priest) (1853–1936), British cleric and Provost of Oriel College, Oxford
- Lonnie Phelps (born 2000), American football player
- Mark Phelps, American basketball coach
- Matthew Phelps, Australian first-class cricketer
- Michael Phelps, American swimmer, multi-Olympic medalist
- Michael E. Phelps, inventor of Positron Emission Tomography
- Noah Phelps, American Revolutionary War-era soldier, spy, and politician
- Noah Phelps (Wisconsin politician), American surveyor and politician
- Oliver Phelps, American land speculator, settler and judge in New York
- Orange Phelps, American politician and movie theater owner in Hillsboro, Oregon
- Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, philanthropist
- Peter Phelps, Australian actor
- Phelps Phelps, 38th Governor of American Samoa and US Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
- Phlash Phelps, American disc jockey
- Ray Phelps, American baseball pitcher
- Richard Phelps (artist), (1710–1785), English portrait artist
- Richard Phelps (bell-founder), (c. 1670–1738), English maker of bells
- Richard Phelps (pentathlete), British athlete
- Robert Phelps (disambiguation), several people
- Robert Phelps (1926–2013), American mathematician
- Robert Phelps (academic) (1808–1890), British academic
- Robert Phelps (wrestler) (1890–?), British wrestler
- Robert Phelps (pentathlete) (born 1939), British modern pentathlete
- Samuel Phelps, English actor
- Samuel S. Phelps, United States Senator
- Sarah Phelps, British television, radio, film and freelance playwright
- Seth Ledyard Phelps, Union naval officer in the American Civil War
- Shirley Phelps-Roper, daughter of Fred Phelps (above)
- Timothy Guy Phelps, business executive and politician
- Tommy Phelps (born 1974), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Walter Phelps (1832–1878), Union Army officer during the American Civil War
- Wesley Phelps (1923–1944), Medal of Honor recipient
- Willard Phelps (born 1941), Yukon politician
- William Phelps (disambiguation), many people
- William Phelps (colonist) (1599–1672), one of the founders of Windsor, Connecticut
- William Phelps (priest) (1797–1867), Church of England cleric
- William E. Phelps (1835–?), American politician from Illinois
- William F. Phelps (1822–1907), educational pioneer and author
- William H. Phelps Sr. (1875–1965), American ornithologist and businessman.
- William H. Phelps Jr. (1902–1988), Venezuelan ornithologist and businessman.
- William J. Phelps (1808–1883), Illinois legislator
- William Lyon Phelps (1865–1943), American author and critic
- William Preston Phelps (1848–1917), American landscape painter
- William Wallace Phelps (1826–1873), United States Representative from Minnesota
- William Walter Phelps (1839–1894), United States Representative from New Jersey
- W. W. Phelps (Mormon) (1792–1872), early convert and leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
- M. William Phelps (born 1968), American crime writer and investigative journalist
- Zach Phelps (1857–1901), American baseball principal owner
Fictional characters[edit]
- Cole Phelps, police detective in the 2011 video game L.A. Noire
- Jim Phelps, a fictional character from the Mission: Impossible TV series
- Mary Phelps, a fiction doctor from Casualty TV series
- Sally Phelps, Tom Sawyer's aunt in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
References[edit]
- ^ a b Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, retrieved 12 February 2011, which cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4, for the surname "Phelps".
- ^ Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, retrieved 12 February 2011, which cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4, for the surname "Philip".
- ^ Reaney, Percy Hilde (1995), Wilson, Richard Middlewood (ed.), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 349, ISBN 0-19-863146-4.
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