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 | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 12 |
| Berkshire | 23 |
| Cambridgeshire | 14 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 42 |
| Cornwall | 51 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 22 |
| Devon | 65 |
| Dorset | 22 |
| Durham | 50 |
| Essex | 45 |
| Gloucestershire | 53 |
| Hampshire | 58 |
| Herefordshire | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 10 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 49 |
| Lancashire | 205 |
| Leicestershire | 8 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 338 |
| Middlesex | 64 |
| Northumberland | 30 |
| Norfolk | 6 |
| Northamptonshire | 13 |
| Nottinghamshire | 14 |
| Oxfordshire | 6 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 29 |
| Suffolk | 19 |
| Somerset | 27 |
| Surrey | 30 |
| Sussex | 36 |
| Staffordshire | 63 |
| Warwickshire | 33 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 27 |
| Worcestershire | 20 |
| Yorkshire | 298 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 40 |
| Denbighshire | 32 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 236 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 9 |
| Monmouthshire | 65 |
| Pembrokeshire | 42 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 211 |
| Private Means | 20 |
| Labourer | 17 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 16 |
| Farm Labourer | 15 |
| Dressmaker | 11 |
| At School | 10 |
| None | 9 |
| Weaver | 9 |
| Clerk | 8 |
| Housekeeper | 8 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 8 |
| Dress Maker | 7 |
| General Labourer | 7 |
| Laundress | 7 |
| Farmer | 7 |
| House Keeper | 7 |
| Cotton Weaver | 7 |
| Housewife | 7 |
| Carman | 6 |
| General Servant Domestic | 6 |
| Domestic Servant | 6 |
| Domestic | 6 |
| Assisting In Business | 5 |
| Grocer | 5 |
| 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 |