Phelps (surname)

Phelps is an English surname. The name is originated as a patronymic form of the name Philip.[1] The name Philip is derived from the Greek name Philippos, which is composed of two elements: the first, philein, "to love"; the second, hippos, "horse".[2] The Dictionary of American Family Names states that the surname Phelps is generally found in the south-western part of England.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, retrieved 12 February 2011, which cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4, for the surname "Phelps".
  2. ^ Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, retrieved 12 February 2011, which cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4, for the surname "Philip".
  3. ^ Reaney, Percy Hilde (1995), Wilson, Richard Middlewood (ed.), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 349, ISBN 0-19-863146-4.