At FaNUK, we believe that Philpot(t) is always from a pet-form of Philip, and we have some evidence for the transition to a form without the second <i>. We've found nothing to support derivation from "fill pot". Philp is from Philip.
Richard
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From: The English Place-Name List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Anthony Appleyard
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Subject: [EPNL] Surnames: Philpott and Philp
Is it too far from topic to discuss English surnames here?
For the surnames Philpott and Philp, these origins suggest themselves:-
(1) A placename.
(2) "son of Philip" or "little Philip".
(3) "Fill-pot", i.e. someone who served beer or ale in a tavern.
(4) Or what?
(The name Philp came to my attention because it occurred as a surname of farmers in and around a small village called Heathrow in southwest Middlesex (until 1944, where the airport is now.))
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heathrow_%28hamlet%29
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