Philip Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Philip Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Philip family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 198
Living On Own Means 24
Coal Miner 22
Domestic Servant 20
Dress Maker 17
Agricultural Labourer 11
General Labourer 11
General Servant 10
Labourer 8
Living On Her Own Means 8
Farmer 8
Farm Labourer 7
Clerk 7
General Servant Domestic 6
Farm Servant 6
Cotton Weaver 6
Carpenter 5
At Home 5
Living On Income 5
Char Woman 5
Charwoman 5
Cook Domestic 5
Fitter 5
Butcher 4
Car Man 4

Philip Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Phillip 86% 23,001
2 Philip 100% 7,757
3 Philp 83% 6,188
4 Phelp 67% 676
5 Phillipp 75% 313
6 Philipp 86% 248
7 Phalp 67% 198

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The surname Philip is the 2nd most popular variant of Phillip.

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