Philippson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Philipp", coming from the German language given name variant of "Philip", both derived from philippos, of Ancient Greek origin (prefix philein, meaning "to love"; suffix hippos, meaning "horses"; combined, becoming "lover of horses").
"Philipp" evolved into "Philippson", a German surname especially prevalent amongst German Jews and Dutch Jews, often shortened back to Phillips.
"Phillip" evolved into "Phillipson", an English and Welsh surname. Philippson or Phillipson may refer to:
Alfred Philippson (1864–1953), German geologist and geographer Antony Phillipson (born 1971), British High Commissioner to Singapore and South Africa A. T. Phillipson (1910–1977), British vet and psychologist Bridget Phillipson (born 1983), British politician Caspar Phillipson (born 1971), Danish actor Coleman Phillipson (1878–1958), English legal scholar and historian David Phillipson (born 1942), British archaeologist Eddie Phillipson (1910–1991), English cricketer Ernst Alfred Philippson (1900–1993), German-American philologist Frank Phillipson (active 1934), English athlete Heather Phillipson (born 1978), British artist John Phillipson (1698–1756), British navy administrator and politician Ludwig Philippson (1811–1889), German rabbi and author Sibyl Anikeef (1896–1997), born as Marie Augusta Phillipson, American photographer Paul Phillipson (born 1952), Indian-born English cricketer Richard Burton Phillipson (c. 1723–1792), British soldier and politician Robert Phillipson (born 1942), English-born Danish professor and author Tom Phillipson (1898–1965), English footballer
See also Philipson
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