Is Phillips an Irish last name?

Phillips Family History This name is of Anglo-Saxon descent spreading to the Celtic countries of Ireland, Scotland and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts throughout the above islands.

Is Phillips Irish or Scottish?

The Dictionary of American Family Names published by the Oxford University Press says the surname Phillips can be English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, Dutch, North German and even Jewish (western Ashkenazic).

Is Phillips a common last name?

The website Behind the Name states that Phillips is the 43rd most common surname in England and Wales and the 45th most common surname in the United States.

How rare is the last name Phillips?

Phillips Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency
United States	439,570	1:825
England	87,697	1:635
Australia	36,983	1:730
Canada	27,536	1:1,338

What ethnicity is Phillips?

Phillips is an English and surname that is mostly referred to as a patronymic surname that derives from the given name Philip. “Phillips” has also been a shortened version of Philippson, a German surname especially prevalent amongst German Jews and Dutch Jews.

Is Phillips a Viking name?

The ancestors of the bearers of the name Phillips were the ancient Britons that inhabited in the hills and Moors of Wales. This surname was derived from the personal name Philip. This name, which was usually Latinized as Philippus, was originally derived from the Greek name Philippos.

Is Phillips a Native American name?

How old is the Phillips surname?

The Phillips family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Phillips families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 555 Phillips families living in New York. This was about 20% of all the recorded Phillips’s in USA.