Kiplings

Kiplings is a plural form used to refer to people who bear the English surname Kipling. In general, the term can denote the Kipling family as a group or multiple individuals with the same surname, and is used in biographical or genealogical contexts.

The surname Kipling is associated most prominently with Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), an English writer and poet. Born in the Bombay Presidency of British India, he spent his early years in India before returning to England for schooling. Kipling gained fame with works such as Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verse (1892), The Jungle Book (1894), and Kim (1901). He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907, becoming the first English-language writer to receive the prize. His writing often addressed themes of empire, childhood, and moral instruction, and he remained a central figure in late Victorian and early 20th-century literature.

Beyond Rudyard, the Kipling surname appears in various English-speaking populations, carried by descendants and others who adopted or inherited the name. In reference works, the term Kiplings may be used when discussing multiple people with the Kipling surname or when describing the Kipling family in historical or biographical contexts.

Notes on usage: The form Kiplings is not a separate historical group but a grammatical plural referring to bearers of the Kipling surname. The article on Kipling (surname) covers origin, distribution, and notable individuals in more detail.