Philips Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Philips Name Meaning: Derives from the Greek word 'philippos' meaning 'friend/lover of horses'. Also a varient of the forename 'Philip', the 's' on the end of the name meaning 'son of philip'.

A name which may have been given to someone who worked with horses or kept horses. Also a surname which has been created from a parent's forname.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Philips Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Philips family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 885
Agricultural Labourer 193
Labourer 116
House Servant 89
Coal Miner 80
Servant 65
Dress Maker 63
General Servant 50
Laundress 48
Carter 36
House Keeper 31
Cook 26
Blacksmith 26
Domestic Servant 26
Tailor 25
Shoe Maker 21
Fund Holder 20
Farmers Son 19
Collier 19
Carpenter 18
Gardener 18
Farmer 17
House Maid 16
Landed Proprietor 15
Mariner 15

Philips Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Phillips 88% 387,949
2 Philips 100% 39,646
3 Phelps 71% 12,249
4 Philps 86% 7,331
5 Phillipps 78% 3,989
6 Philipps 88% 2,059
7 Philliips 78% 1,647
8 Philllips 78% 139
9 Phillipes 78% 124
10 Phiilips 88% 101

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The surname Philips is the 2nd most popular variant of Phillips.

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