Whippel Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

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What Whippel means

Whippel is a branch of the Whipple name tree. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “West Country place”.

Whippel is listed among the recognised spellings of Whipple. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

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