When Martha Phillips was born on 28 October 1656, her father, Thomae Phyllipps, was 35 and her mother, Phillyppae, was 29.
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English, Dutch, North German, and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Philip . In North America, this surname has also absorbed cognates from other languages (see Philips ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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