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Phillips Family History
Phillips Genealogy & Family TreePhillips is a Welsh name first found in Kent, England, before the family was driven to Wales by the invading Saxons. It comes from the given name Philip, which comes from the Greek words philein meaning “to love” or “friend” and hippos meaning “horse.” Roots of this name are also found in Wales. It is the 47th most common surname in the United States. The family motto is Ducit amor patriae or “Patriotism leads me.”
Other spellings include “Philips,” “Pilip,” “Fillip,” “Filips,” “Phillipes,” “Philipes,” “Phillup,” “Philups,” “Fillups,” “Filups,” “Fulop,” “Pilups,” and “Pillups.” Notable people with the surname include American journalist Pauline Phillips (better known as Abigail Van Buren, aka “Dear Abby”), American inventor Elizabeth Phillips (creator of the board game Monopoly), and Filipino actor Lou Diamond Philips (La Bamba, Courage Under Fire, Young Guns). The first Phillips to come to America were Elinor and Henry Phillips in Virginia in 1623.
Phillips Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Stephen Daniel Phillips -- --, 1913 February 19, 1981 Pennsylvania
- Elizabeth Day Phillips -- --, 1710 March 4, 1794 Massachusetts
- Mary Attie Phillips -- --, 1874 January 26, 1933
- Adolphus J Phillips -- --, 1854 October 19, 1885 Indiana
- Mary Phillips -- --, 1795 June 30, 1842 England
Phillips Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Matthew Phillips -- --, 1774 December 0, 1845 North Carolina
- Nancy Susanna Phillips -- --, 1859 October 13, 1925 Tennessee
- Mildred Phillips -- --, 1828 November 27, 1904 Virginia
- Charles Phillips -- --, 1866 June 0, 1926
- John Phillips -- --, 1536 December 0, 1612
