Shipp

Shipp is an occupational surname, originating from the Old English word scip (ship), and referring to a mariner, or a ship or boat builder.

Notable people with the surname include:

Alana Shipp (born 1982), American/Israeli professional bodybuilder
Alexandra Shipp (born 1991), American actress
Andrew Shipp (born 1979), Australian rules footballer
Billy Shipp (1929–2011), retired Canadian Football League player
Charley Shipp (1913–1988), American basketball player and coach
Demetrius Shipp Jr. (born 1988), American actor
Ellis Reynolds Shipp (1847–1939), one of the first female doctors in the American West (Utah)
E. R. Shipp (born 1955), American journalist and columnist
Frank Shipp (1884–1934), American college football player and coach, Minor League Baseball player
Harry Shipp (born 1991), American Major League Soccer player
Jackie Shipp (born 1962), American retired National Football League player
Jerry Shipp (1935–2021), former American men's national basketball team player
John Shipp (British Army officer) (1785–1834), British army soldier
John Wesley Shipp (born 1956), American actor
Josh Shipp (basketball) (born 1986), American basketball player
Josh Shipp (teen expert) (born 1982), American motivational speaker
Ken Shipp (1929–2012), American football coach
Marcel Shipp (born 1978), American football player
Margaret Curtis Shipp (1846–1926), American obstetrician
Mary Shipp (born 1915), American actress
Matthew Shipp (born 1960), American pianist
Ray Shipp (1925–2019), Australian former politician
Robbin Shipp (born 1963), American attorney and politician
Scott Shipp (1839–1917), Confederate officer during the American Civil War
Stephanie Shipp, American economist and social statistician
Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, lynching victims in 1930

See also