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Origin Displayed: Welsh

Origins Available: Irish, Welsh

Spelling variations of this family name include: Phillips, Philips, Phillip, Philip, Pilip, Pillips, Fillip, Filip, Filips, Phillipes, Philipes, Phillup, Philups, Fillups, Filups, Pilups, Pillups, Fulop and many more.

First found in Kent where legend has it that the family (but not the surname) is descended from Maximus, the Briton, Roman Emperor from 383 until his death in 388, and the King of Britain, when he married the daughter of Octavius, King of the Britons.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Elinor and Henry Phillips who settled in Virginia in 1623; George Phillips, who came to Salem, MA in 1630; John, Edward, William, Andrew, Bodman, Charles, David, Griffith, James and Jo Phillips, who all arrived with their families in Virginia between 1635 and 1667.

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Motto Translated: Patriotism leads me.


Suggested Readings for the name Phillips
Descendants of William and Elizabeth (Iser) Phillips of Columbiana County, Ohio By Rita Hineman Townsend, Hatfield and Phillips Families of Eastern Kentucky and Southwestern Virginia by Harry Leon Sellards.

Some noteworthy people of the name Phillips
  • William Phillips (1878-1968), American diplomat, who was ambassador to the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, Canada, and Italy
  • Elizabeth J Phillips, American inventor, whose: "The Landlord's Game" (patented 1904) was sold to Parker Brothers in 1935, who changed the name to: "Monopoly"
  • William Daniel Phillips (b. 1948), American Nobel Prize winning physicist (1997)
  • Roberto Izquierdo Phillips (b. 1911), civil engineer in Chile
  • Norah Mary Phillips, Baroness Phillips, a British Labour politician
  • Mark Anthony Peter Phillips (b. 1948), British, married Princess Anne in 1973, divorced in 1992
  • Alban William Housego Phillips (1914-1975), mist, originator and eponym of the Phillips curve
  • Percy Phillips (1882-1961), Australian composer
  • Stephen Phillips (1868-1915), dramatist and poet
  • Private George Phillips, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945

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Phillips, sept of the Clan MacDonald

Is your family of Scottish descent? If so, you can proudly display the MacDonald Clan Badge. This clan badge is used by all septs of that clan.

Phillips is also a Sept of the Clan MacDonell


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WELSH SURNAMES

Most Welsh surnames are patronymic; that is, they are derived from a personal name of an ancestor. In the Middle Ages, the prefixes ap and ab were commonly found in Welsh surnames. Welsh names used to include strings of Patronymics going back through the generations, until the 16th century when people began to use fixed hereditary surnames. Evidence of these prefixes can still be found in many Welsh surnames, such as Prince, Probert, Bowen, and Beddoes.

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THE BLACK KNIGHT

The Black Prince, or Edward, Prince of Wales, (1330-76), is thought to have gained his nickname due to the colour of his armour -- jet black. However, this claim cannot be verified. Contrary to popular conceptions, period illustrations typically depict him in silver or gilt armour, not black. He may have gained this monicker because he wore a black surcoat with a silver plume. Yet a more fantastic notion also circulates. Many hold the opinion that he was labelled black because of his skill as a knight or because he was often merciless towards the vanquished. His sacking of the town of Limoges in 1370 gives some credence to the latter notion. After taking the town, all its inhabitants were slaughtered, with no consideration to age or gender.

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