Kippax Family History
Kippax Name Meaning
from Kippax (WR Yorks) which is recorded as Chipesch in 1086 Kipesca in 1161 and Kipex in 1258. The place-name derives from the Old English personal name Cippa (with change from initial Ch- to K- due to Scandinavian influence) or *Cyppa + Old English esc ‘ash tree’ later replaced by Old Scandinavian askr ‘ash tree’ and metathesized to -aks -ax.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016