The Phillpott Family Name

A Phillpott ancestor may well appear as Philpott in earlier records. The family name meaning is “Son of Philip, "lover of horses"”, the same as for Philpott.

Heraldry and the Phillpott name

There is no single Phillpott family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

How the spelling arose

The extra “l” in Phillpott is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Phillpot, Philpot and Philipot.

Phillpott sounds close to Philippot, so it can help to search both. Want more than a summary? See the Phillpott family name pack.