Given name & surname · also Irish

Mcphillips

“son of Philip”

McPhillips is a surname from Irish, ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

McPhillips goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Philib, meaning “son of Philip.”

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Where it comes from

McPhillips comes from Irish, and ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Philib (“son of Philip”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Mcphillips, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic

McPhilemy

“son of Feidhlimidh”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic · Saints

Mcpheeters

“son of the servant of (Saint) Peter”

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Gaelic

Mcgillis

“son of the servant of Jesus”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Mccrillis

McCrillis is a surname from Irish, ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Mckellips

“son of Philip”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Mcginnis

McGinnis is a surname from Irish, ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

67% boys · 33% girls

Gaelic

Mcfarling

“son of Parthalán”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Mcferrin

“son of Fearán”

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

Sibling ideas

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