Phillip Name Meaning: Derives from the Greek word 'philippos' meaning 'friend/lover of horses'.
A name which may have been given to someone who worked with horses or kept horses. Also a popular name due to a number of Saints having Phillip as a forename.
Discover how your Phillip ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 10 |
| Berkshire | 25 |
| Cambridgeshire | 10 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 34 |
| Cornwall | 49 |
| Cumberland | 17 |
| Derbyshire | 7 |
| Devon | 31 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 17 |
| Essex | 49 |
| Gloucestershire | 28 |
| Hampshire | 38 |
| Herefordshire | 18 |
| Hertfordshire | 32 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 17 |
| Isle of Man | 14 |
| Kent | 25 |
| Lancashire | 166 |
| Leicestershire | 7 |
| Lincolnshire | 9 |
| London | 385 |
| Middlesex | 19 |
| Northumberland | 49 |
| Norfolk | 12 |
| Northamptonshire | 11 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 18 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 17 |
| Shropshire | 35 |
| Suffolk | 11 |
| Somerset | 49 |
| Surrey | 17 |
| Sussex | 38 |
| Staffordshire | 58 |
| Warwickshire | 78 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 68 |
| Yorkshire | 190 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 17 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 129 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 419 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 126 |
| Pembrokeshire | 161 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 410 |
| Labourer | 55 |
| Collier | 45 |
| Domestic Servant | 44 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 42 |
| Coal Miner | 39 |
| General Servant | 26 |
| Servant | 19 |
| Dress Maker | 18 |
| Wife | 16 |
| Annuitant | 14 |
| Farm Servant | 14 |
| Miner | 12 |
| Worsted Weaver | 12 |
| Carpenter | 11 |
| House Keeper | 11 |
| Tailor | 11 |
| Farmer's Son | 10 |
| Laundress | 10 |
| Mason | 9 |
| No Occupation | 9 |
| Farm Labourer | 8 |
| Clerk | 7 |
| Blacksmith | 7 |
| Painter | 6 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Phillip | 1,659 |
| William Phillip | 1,570 |
| John Phillip | 1,452 |
| Elizabeth Phillip | 1,089 |
| Thomas Phillip | 1,065 |
| Sarah Phillip | 749 |
| Ann Phillip | 639 |
| George Phillip | 594 |
| James Phillip | 588 |
| David Phillip | 510 |
| Margaret Phillip | 465 |
| Jane Phillip | 460 |
| Henry Phillip | 392 |
| Charles Phillip | 336 |
| Hannah Phillip | 309 |
| Joseph Phillip | 294 |
| Richard Phillip | 288 |
| Martha Phillip | 284 |
| Eliza Phillip | 257 |
| Annie Phillip | 235 |
| Edward Phillip | 227 |
| Catherine Phillip | 226 |
| Emma Phillip | 208 |
| Robert Phillip | 188 |
| Frederick Phillip | 186 |