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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
- James Phillips -- --, 1704 November 23, 1740
- John Phillips -- --, 1640 August 11, 1717 Hampshire
- Mary Phillips -- --, 1537 August 15, 1627
- Moses Lee Phillips -- --, 1818 June 20, 1898 Kentucky
- Eugenia Amanda Phillips -- --, 1838 August 12, 1931 Tennessee
Phillips Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Louisa Frances Phillips -- --, 1840 September 10, 1909 Tennessee
- Finetta Phillips -- --, 1802 December 0, 1870 North Carolina
- Henry Phillips -- --, 1807 December 0, 1860 North Carolina
- Ann Phillips -- --, 1756 June 19, 1814
- Hannah Phillips -- --, 1651 August 12, 1703 Massachusetts Bay Colony
