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, 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
• Matthew Shipp (born 1960), American pianist
• Ray Shipp (1925–2019), Australian former politician
• Robbin Shipp, 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