'''Cripps''' is a surname of English origin. It is an occupational surname for a pouch maker, derived from the Middle English word ''crippes'' "pouch". It may also be the metathesized form of Crisp.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hanks |first=Patrick |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vG7MZ9J6dAgC&pg=PA384 |title=Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set |date=2003-05-08 |publisher=Oxford University Press, USA |isbn=978-0-19-508137-4 |pages=384 |language=en}}</ref> It may refer to:
== Surname == * Alan Cripps (born 1930), Australian cricketer * Andrew Cripps (born 1981), Australian politician * Annabelle Cripps (born 1968), British swimmer * Arthur Shearly Cripps (1869–1952), Anglican priest and writer * Charles Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor (1852–1941), British politician * Colin Cripps (born 1961), Canadian musician * Cripps–Appiah–Edun family, international dynasty * Elizabeth Cripps, British political philosopher * Godfrey Cripps (1865–1943), South African cricketer * Harry Cripps (1941–1995), English footballer * Hayden Cripps (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union player * Humphrey Cripps (1915–2000), British businessman and philanthropist * Dame Isobel Cripps (1891–1979), British overseas aid organizer * Jamie Cripps (born 1992), Australian rules footballer * Jason Cripps (born 1976), Australian rules footballer * Jeff Cripps, musical producer * John Cripps (1927–2022), British–Australian horticulturalist * Sir John Cripps (1912–1993), British journalist * John Marten Cripps (1780–1853), English traveller and antiquarian * Joseph Cripps (1765–1847), English businessman, banker and politician * Kofi Cripps (born 2003), English rugby union player * Kyllie Cripps, Australian sociologist * Leslie Cripps (born 1977), Canadian rugby union player * Lionel Cripps (1863–1950), Rhodesian politician * Lucy Cripps (born 2001), Australian cricketer * Marian Cripps, Baroness Parmoor (1878–1952), British anti-war activist * Mick Cripps (born 1962), Australian musician * Patrick Cripps (born 1995), Australian rules footballer * Peggy Cripps (1921–2006), English children's author * Sarah Cripps (1822–1892), New Zealand postmistress and midwife * Sharon Cripps (born 1977), Australian sprinter * Shirley Cripps (born 1935), Canadian politician * Sir Stafford Cripps (1899–1952), British politician * Thomas Cripps (1840–1906), American soldier * Thomas Cripps (1932–2018), American film historian * William Cripps (1805–1848), British politician * William Harrison Cripps (1850–1923), British surgeon * William Joseph Cripps (1841–1903), British writer on antique silver plate * Winsome Cripps (1931–1997), Australian sprinter
== Middle name ==
* Amy Cripps Vernon (1869–1956), English children's author * Eleanor Cripps Kennedy (1825–1913), Canadian businesswoman * Louise Cripps Samoiloff (1904–2001), British-American writer, historian and journalist
==See also== * Crips, American gang, founded in Los Angeles
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Category:Surnames of English origin Category:English-language occupational surnames