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* [[Oliver Phelps]], American land speculator, settler, and judge in New York |
* [[Oliver Phelps]], American land speculator, settler, and judge in New York |
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* [[Peter Phelps]], Australian actor |
* [[Peter Phelps]], Australian actor |
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* [[Phlash Phelps]], American disc jockey (DJ) on the Sirius/XM Satellite Radio Network |
* [[Phlash Phelps]], American disc jockey (DJ) on the Sirius/XM Satellite Radio Network, currently on the Sixties on 6. |
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* [[Richard Phelps (bell-founder)|Richard Phelps]], bell-founder |
* [[Richard Phelps (bell-founder)|Richard Phelps]], bell-founder |
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* [[Samuel Phelps]], English actor |
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 Phelps of Tewkesbury, England family crest | |
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | TRUTH WITHOUT FEAR |
| Region of origin | England, possibly medieval Germany and Italy |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Felps, Phelips, possibly Welf, Guelph |
| This coat of arms belonged to the Phelps of Tewkesbury, England. Coats of arms belong to individuals. People of the same surname can be entitled to completely different coats of arms, while many of that surname are not entitled to any coat of arms. | |
Phelps is a surname of Somerset, England origin. It traces its origin to medieval England and possibly medieval Germany and Italy where it may be descended from the Welf and Guelph families. Spelling variations include Phelyp, Phelipee, Phelipeston, Philip, and Phelip.[1]: 46–49 Genetic research has shown a strong link with the Pond surname as well.[2]
List of people named Phelps
- Anson Greene Phelps, co-founder of mining company Phelps Dodge
- Austin Phelps, American clergyman and author of devotional and educational works, 19th century
- Benjamin K. Phelps (1832-1880), New York County District Attorney
- Bill Phelps, American politician
- Brian Phelps, radio personality
- Brian Phelps (diver), British former diver
- Chance Phelps, a US Marine killed in action in Iraq
- Charles D. Phelps, American physician
- Charles E. Phelps, American Civil War-era soldier and politician
- Charles Phelps Taft, prominent American lawyer and politician, brother of President William Howard Taft
- Charles Phelps Taft II, Mayor of Cincinnati, son of President William Howard Taft
- Christopher Phelps, American historian
- Digger Phelps, American basketball coach
- Edmund Phelps, Nobel Prize-winning economist at Columbia University
- Edward John Phelps, late 19th century American lawyer, diplomat, and politician
- Eleanor Phelps, American theater, film and television actress
- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, American writer
- Fred Phelps, the vocally anti-gay pastor of Westboro Baptist Church, Kansas, USA
- Isaac Newton Phelps-Stokes, American architect
- James and Oliver Phelps, identical twins and actors
- Jaycie Phelps, Olympic gymnast
- Jill Farren Phelps, television producer
- Jim Phelps, a fictional character from the Mission: Impossible TV series
- John Phelps (regicide), a Clerk of the High Court of England and Wales which tried Charles I of England for high treason in 1649
- John Jay Phelps, railroad baron, financier, publisher, judge, and merchant
- John E. Phelps, Union officer during the American Civil War
- John M. Phelps, Republican President of the West Virginia
- John S. Phelps, Governor of Missouri (1876–1881)
- John W. Phelps, American Civil War general and U.S. Presidential candidate (1880)
- Ken Phelps, former Major League Baseball player
- Kerryn Phelps, Australian doctor
- Michael Phelps, American Olympic Games swimmer, most decorated gold medalist of all time
- Michael E. Phelps, inventor of Positron emission tomography
- Noah Phelps, American Revolutionary War-era soldier, spy, and politician
- Oliver Phelps, American land speculator, settler, and judge in New York
- Peter Phelps, Australian actor
- Phlash Phelps, American disc jockey (DJ) on the Sirius/XM Satellite Radio Network, currently on the Sixties on 6.
- Richard Phelps, bell-founder
- Samuel Phelps, English actor
- Samuel S. Phelps, United States Senator
- Sarah Phelps, British television, radio, film and freelance playwright
- Shirley Phelps-Roper, daughter of Fred Phelps (above)
- Timothy Guy Phelps, business executive and politician
- Tommy Phelps, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Wesley Phelps, Medal of Honor recipient
- Willard Phelps, Yukon politician
- William Phelps, New England colonist
- William C. Phelps, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
- William Henry Phelps, ornithologist
- William H. Phelps, Jr., ornithologist, son of William Henry Phelps
- William Lyon Phelps, Yale Professor and author
- William Wallace Phelps U.S. Representative from Minnesota in the 1800s
- William Walter Phelps, New Jersey politician
- William Wines Phelps, church leader and hymn writer in the early Latter Day Saints movement
References
- ^ Phelps, Oliver Seymour (1899). The Phelps Family of America and Their English Ancestors, Possible Origins of the Family in Germany and Italy. Eagle Publishing Company, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. p. 1652.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help);|work=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Phelps, Douglas. "Pond - Phelps Non-Paternity Event (NPE)". Retrieved 2009-09-24.
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