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Where Does The Last Name MacPhillips Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name MacPhillips is held by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacPhillips? ^{popularity and diffusion}

MacPhillips is the 3,017,195^th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. MacPhillips occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of MacPhillips live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in Ireland, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 142,695. In Ireland MacPhillips is most frequent in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found and Munster, where 3 percent are found. Besides Ireland this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

MacPhillips Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of MacPhillips has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the MacPhillips surname rose 3,300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacPhillips Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.