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The Phillips Family
Phillips Name Origins
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Philip, Philips, Philipse, Phillipp, Phillipps, Phillphs, Phillipss, Phillips, Phillpse, Philp, Philps, Phillp, Phillps, Phelips, Phelops, Phelp, Phelps, Phalp: Greek, 'horse lover', usually latinized as Philippus. the vernacular form seems to have been Phelip which is not confined to the south-west...It was also used as a woman's name, latinized Philippa. A Dictionary of English Names, Revised Editon by P H Reaney
Philip, Philipp, Philipps, Philips, more... more...Phillipp, Phillipps, Phillips, Phillipson: Bapt. 'the son of Philip.' There is little need of instances for this batch of amiliar surnames. Philip ceased to be popular as a font-name after the reigns of Mary and Elizabeth for patriotic reasons. Nevertheless its earlier predominance has given it immortality in our directories...seen in Co Kent 1273, Co Yorkshire 1617
A Dictionary of English & Welsh Surnames by Charles Bardsley
WELSH
Phillips: Philip was a popular forename in med. England, probably because it was the name of several early saints; it was derived from Greek Philipos 'lover of horses'. It was imported into Wales quickly and is quite numerous in late 13C Mer (LS) as Phelip, the spelling which led to Phe: being a standard abbreviation in early records. By 15C it is found in small numbers in several parts of Wales, but was concentrated in the southern areas, especially Gwent & Morgannwg, where it reached 3%. As it averaged 1% for all Wales, it was bound to form a significant modern surname by the patronymic route. The variant spellings of the surname/family name are a modern indexer's nightmare: one smll are has in 17018C marriages Philip, Philipp, Philipps, Philips, Phillip, Phillipp, Phillips...Philipps was the chosen spelling of the family of Picton Caslte (Pembrokeshire), later Lords Milford...in the same count but paralleled in others, clergy and clerks frequently spelled the foreman (by 18C very common) Phillip, leading to the less |
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