Phillips
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Phillips is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as science, politics, sports, and the arts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phillipses | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
family name
ⓘ
surname ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
census records
ⓘ
genealogical records ⓘ vital records ⓘ |
| canBe |
hyphenated surname component
ⓘ
maiden name ⓘ married name ⓘ |
| category |
English-language surnames
ⓘ
patronymic surnames ⓘ surnames from given names ⓘ |
| componentMeaning | Philip meaning lover of horses ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Anglophone naming tradition ⓘ |
| derivedFromGivenName | Philip ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Philips (Dutch surname and brand) ⓘ |
| etymologicalOrigin | Greek personal name Philippos ⓘ |
| frequency | common surname in English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | gender-neutral surname ⓘ |
| hasHomograph |
Phillips (company name)
ⓘ
Phillips (place name) ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | son of Philip ⓘ |
| hasOrthographicFeature |
double l
ⓘ
final s ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm |
Phillips
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Phillipses
|
| hasVariant |
Philips (historical main base)
ⓘ
surface form:
Philips
Philipson ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| nameStructure | ends with patronymic suffix -s ⓘ |
| nameType | patronymic ⓘ |
| notableBearersInField |
arts
ⓘ
film and television ⓘ law ⓘ literature ⓘ military ⓘ music ⓘ politics ⓘ science ⓘ sports ⓘ |
| usageRegion |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Ireland ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ South Africa ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| usedAs | family name ⓘ |
| usedBy | multiple unrelated families ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Phillipses