Shipp

For the United States Supreme Court case, see United States v. 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

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* Harry W. Shipps (1926–2016), American Episcopal bishop of Georgia
* Jan Shipps (1929–2025), American historian who specialized in Mormon history

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