Phillps Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Phillps Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Phillps family

Profession Census Frequency
School 18
Private Means 6
Dressmaker 3
Coal Miner Hewer 3
Servant 3
Labourer 3
General Servant Domestic 2
Miner Hewer 2
Plasterer 2
Platelayer 2
Domestic 2
Farmer 2
Domestic Servant 2
Labourer Builder 2
Labour 2
Apprentice Rivetter 1
Artist 1
Assistant Master (elementary) 1
Assisting In Beusner 1
Assisting In Business 1
Boot & Shoe Dealer 1
Bar Maid 1
Brewer's Carter 1
Carter 1
Gold Polisher 1

Phillps Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Phillips 88% 387,949
2 Philps 86% 7,331
3 Philliips 78% 1,647
4 Phillps 100% 875
5 Phllips 71% 294
6 Phillipes 78% 124
7 Phellips 75% 116

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The surname Phillps is the 4th most popular variant of Phillips.

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