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
School 196
Private Means 36
General Servant (domestic) 32
Farm Labourer 23
General Labourer 19
Domestic Servant 18
Labourer 17
Dressmaker 15
None 15
Coal Miner Hewer 14
General Servant Domestic 13
Farmer 12
Clerk 8
Domestic 8
House Painter 8
Tailor 8
Coal Miner (hewer) 8
Carter 7
Cook (domestic) 7
Dress Maker 7
House Keeper 7
Shop Assistant 7
Waggoner On Farm 7
Carpenter 7
No Occupation 6

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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