Origins of the Philips surname

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    In 1921, most Philipses lived in london

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    12,000 Philips Travel & migration records
    43,000 Philipses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Philips

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    Common jobs for Philipses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Philipses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    221

    House Servant

    192

    Domestic Servant

    151

    Laundress

    137

    General Servant Domestic

    132

    Commmon male occupations for Philipses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    346

    Agricultural Labourer

    307

    General Labourer

    167

    Carpenter

    130

    Tailor

    127

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