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Phillips Coat of Arms

The Shield: A black lion rampant on a blue background crowned gold

The Crest: A lion

The Motto: “Ducit amor patriae”

Translation: “Patriotism Leads Me”

Origin:

English, Dutch, German, Scottish
and Hebrew (western Ashkenazic).

As a Highland Scottish surname, it represents an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhilib ‘son of Philip’. In North America, this surname has absorbed some cases of cognate names in other languages:

French Philippe, Greek Philippos, Italian Filippi, Spanish Felipe, Catalan Felip, and their derivatives). As a Hebrew name, it was derived from the personal name Philip.

This name, which was usually Latinized as Philippus, was originally derived from the Greek name Philippos. This Greek name was composed of the words “philein”, which means “to love”, and “hippos”, which means “horse”. Translated as “lover of horses”.

The most frequent ports of departure for Phillips sailing to America were Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland. In 1840 most Phillips were living in the state of New York.

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