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 927
Coal Miner 97
Agricultural Labourer 89
Domestic Servant 57
General Labourer 54
Labourer 48
General Servant 42
Dress Maker 41
Farm Labourer 36
Cotton Weaver 29
Laundress 22
General Servant Domestic 19
Annuitant 18
House Keeper 16
Servant 16
Farm Servant Indoor 16
Carpenter 15
Tailor 15
Charwoman 14
Servant Domestic 14
Cook Domestic Servant 13
Farmers Son 13
Clerk 12
General Domestic Servant 12
No Occupation 12

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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