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Phelps Family Crest
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Where did the English Phelps family come from? What is the English Phelps family crest and coat of arms? When did the Phelps family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Phelps family history?

The name Phelps comes in Britain comes from its Norman French roots, where it was both a given name and a surname. This name, which was usually Latinized as Philippus, was originally derived from the Greek name Philippos. This Greek name was composed of the words "philein," which means "to love," and "hippos," which means "horse." As a Medieval personal name in Europe, versions of Philip owed their popularity to the medieval romances about Alexander the Great, whose father was Philip of Macedon, as well as the name being born by one of the apostles.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Phelps, Phellps, Phelpe, Phelpes, Phelphes and others.

First found in Monmouthshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Phelps research. Another 201 words(14 lines of text) covering the years 1283 and 1296 are included under the topic Early Phelps History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Phelps Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Thomas Phelps, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1607
  • George, Richard, Nathaniel, Sarah, Samuel, and William Phelps, who all settled in Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1630
  • George Phelps, who landed in Dorchester, Mass in 1630
  • Samuel Phelps, who landed in Dorchester, Mass in 1630
  • Henry Phelps, who arrived in New England in 1634


Phelps Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Roger Phelps, who arrived in Virginia in 1714

Phelps Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Lewis Phelps, who landed in Mississippi in 1853
  • Andrew Phelps, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1876

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  • Edward John Phelps (1822-1900), American diplomat, and lawyer, who was the ambassador to Britain (1885-1889)
  • William Lyon Phelps (1865-1943), American, literary critic
  • Jaycie Phelps, American gymnast
  • Michael Fred Phelps (b. 1985), American Olympic swimmer, winner of 16 Olympic medals
  • Edmund Strother Phelps Jr. (b. 1933), American economist, winner of the 2006 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
  • William Wines Phelps (1792-1872), early American leader of the Latter Day Saints
  • John Jay Phelps (1810-1869), American railroad baron and financier, one of the founders of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
  • John Wolcott Phelps (1813-1885), Union Army general in the American Civil War
  • Samuel Phelps (1804-1878), English stage actor and manager
  • Private Wesley Phelps, awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944

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  • Phelps Family from Z to A by William Herald Swango.
  • Phelps-Marshall Kinship by Nancy G. McBride.
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  10. Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
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The Phelps Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Phelps Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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