Pipes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Anglo-Saxon name Pipes comes from when the family resided in Somerset. While it is generally regarded that the name was from this area, the first records of the name are scattered throughout Englsand. The surname Pipes may also be derived from the word piper.

Early Origins of the Pipes family

The surname Pipes was first found in Staffordshire at Field, a township, in the parish of Leigh, union of Uttoxeter, S. division of the hundred of Totmonslow. " It anciently belonged to Burton Abbey, of which it was long held by the family of Pipe, from whom it passed to the Bagots." 1

Early History of the Pipes family

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Pipes Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Pipes has been recorded under many different variations, including Pipe, Pipes and others.

Early Notables of the Pipes family

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Pipes Ranking

In the United States, the name Pipes is the 9,650^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Pipes migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Pipes or a variant listed above:

Pipes Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

David Pipes, who arrived in Maryland in 1665 3

Pipes migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pipes Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jonathon Pipes who settled in Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, along with William and William Senior in 1774
Jonathan Pipes, aged 20, who landed in Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia in 1774
William Pipes, aged 49, who arrived in Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia in 1774
William Pipes, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1774

Contemporary Notables of the name Pipes (post 1700) +

Richard Edgar Pipes (1923-2018), Polish-born, American academic who specialized in Russian history
Greg Pipes (b. 1946), American professional CFL football player with the Edmonton Eskimos from 1968 to 1972
Robert Byron Pipes, American educator, researcher in polymer sciences, 17th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1993-1998)
Martin Luther Pipes (1850-1932), American attorney and judge, 54th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court in 1924
David Washington Pipes Jr. (1886-1968), American lawyer, sugar planter and politician, who defected from the Democrat Party to the Republican Party in 1940
Douglas Pipes, American Academy Award nominated film music composer
Wade Hampton Pipes (1877-1961), American architect in based in Portland, Oregon, known for his "English Cottage" architecture
Daniel Pipes (b. 1949), American historian, writer, and political commentator, President of the Middle East Forum, and publisher of its Middle East Quarterly journal
Leah Marie Pipes (b. 1988), American actress, best known for her starring role in the television series Life Is Wild, and in the slasher film remake Sorority Row
David M. Pipes (b. 1870), American politician, Delegate to Louisiana State Constitutional Convention, 1918 4
... (Another 12 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Pipes family +

HMS Royal Oak

Henry Pipes, British Able Seaman with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking 5

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html