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There are approximately 128,730 people named Phillips in the UK. That makes it the 49th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 2,037 are named Phillips.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Wales

Language of origin

Welsh

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From name of parent

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The Phillips surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

PHILLIPS. See Philip. More than 200 traders of this name are found in the Lond. Direct.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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