| ![Show Contents]() Kipps Surname History
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England
Etymology of KippsWhat does the name Kipps mean? The name Kipps comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a rotund individual. The nickname is derived from the Old English word cypping, which is further derived from the Old German word kupp, which meant "to swell, to be swollen." The name Kipps is derived from the simple form of the word cypping, cyppe. Early Origins of the Kipps familyThe surname Kipps was first found in Hampshire, where they held a family seat from early times. Early History of the Kipps familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kipps research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1202, 1327, 1752 and 1805 are included under the topic Early Kipps History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kipps Spelling VariationsOnly recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Kipps has undergone many spelling variations, including Kipps, Kipp, Kippe, Keppe, Cheppe and others. Early Notables of the Kipps familyMore information is included under the topic Early Kipps Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Kipps migration to the United States | + |
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Kipps were among those contributors:
Kipps Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- William Kipps, who arrived in Maryland in 1740 1
Kipps Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- A M Kipps, who arrived in America in 1846 1
- Edward Thomas Kipps, who landed in Colorado in 1888 1
| Kipps migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2Kipps Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Jean Kipps who sailed to Barbados in 1680
- 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)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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