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Origin Of The Surname Phillips
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Meaning Of The Surname Phillips
Descendant of Philip
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Interesting
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Phillips
Phillips is a patronymic surname which means it was given to the members of a household to pass down the father’s name. This also often included servants and slaves taking on the surname of their masters, which lead to a rise in English surnames and a fall in foreign surnames until the 19th century in English speaking countries. Phillips therefore means descendant of Philip, which is of Greek origin and means ‘One Who Loves Horses’. Melanie Phillips is a British author and prize winning journalist. |
Phillips Statistics
Phillips is the number 43 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 121,845 share the surname Phillips in the UK.
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