Phillips Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Phillips Name Meaning: Son of Phillip. Also originates from the Greek name Philippos "friend of horses" as philos means friend and hippos means horse.

Name was common during the Middle Ages but became less popular from the Seventeenth Century when England was invaded by Phiilip II of Spain. Became popular again from the Nineteenth Century.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Phillips Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Phillips family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 10,395
Coal Miner 940
Agricultural Labourer 855
Dress Maker 529
Labourer 509
Domestic Servant 504
General Labourer 483
General Servant 472
Laundress 275
Annuitant 262
Farm Labourer 256
Carpenter 254
Farmers Son 206
Farm Servant Indoor 199
General Servant Domestic 197
Tailor 191
House Keeper 168
Farmers Daughter 153
Farmers Wife 148
Charwoman 145
No Occupation 143
Servant 135
Mason 125
Grocer 122
General Domestic Servant 121

Phillips Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Phillips 100% 387,949
2 Philips 88% 39,646
3 Phillipps 89% 3,989
4 Philipps 75% 2,059
5 Philliips 89% 1,647
6 Phillps 88% 875
7 Phllips 88% 294
8 Philllips 89% 139
9 Phillipes 89% 124
10 Phellips 88% 116
11 Phiilips 88% 101

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