Whipple Family History
Whipple Name Meaning
English: perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded diminutive of Middle English w(h)ippe ‘scourge whip’ possibly contained in Middle English whippel-tre a type of dogwood or cornus. For possible applications as a nickname see Whipp . Alternatively perhaps from an unrecorded diminutive of the Middle English personal name Wippe (see Whipp ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022