Phillips Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Phillips Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Phillips

The Phillips family history was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. Phillips is a baptismal name meaning 'the son of Phillip' a name of great antiquity. This personal name means 'fond of horses' and has a number of variants including Philip, Philipp, Philips, Phillipp, Phillipps, Phillipson and Phipps. 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. Examples of such are a Simon Philippi, County Kent, who was recorded in the 'Hundred Rolls', England , in the year 1273 and an Eliis Philip, County Huntingdonshire, who was also recorded in this ancient document in the thirteenth century. A Hugh Fisher and Elizabeth Philipson were granted a marriage license, in London, in the year 1617. A son of Philip, the Chamberlain, had a grant of Lundin, in Fife, Scotland , in the year 1166. In Ireland this name is often used as a form of Philbin but is also found as MacPhillips in Counties Cavan and Monaghan, where it is a branch of the Scottish clan MacDonnell.