Philipot Family Crest & Name History

Genealogists group Philipot with Philpott. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Son of Philip, "lover of horses"”.

• Related forms: Philpot, Phillpot and Phillpott.
• Before spelling was fixed, Philpott was also written Philipot.
• Philipot sounds close to Philippot, so it can help to search both.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• French birth records list 870 children named Philipot between 1891 and 2000.

Heraldry and the Philipot name

Arms linked to Philpott and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Philipot surname pack.