Philip Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Philip Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Philip family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 118
Dress Maker 8
Domestic Servant 7
Agricultural Labourer 7
Labourer 6
Laundress 6
General Labourer 6
House Keeper 5
General Servant 5
Annuitant 4
Solicitor Clerk 4
Tailor 4
Coal Miner 4
None 3
Painter 3
Plasterer 3
Publisher 3
A B Seaman 3
Draper Assistant 3
Police Constable 2
Servant 2
Milliner 2
Game Keeper 2
Boot Fitter 2
Ship Yard Labourer 2

Philip Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Phillip 86% 23,001
2 Philip 100% 7,757
3 Philp 83% 6,188
4 Phelp 67% 676
5 Phillipp 75% 313
6 Philipp 86% 248
7 Phalp 67% 198

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The surname Philip is the 2nd most popular variant of Phillip.

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