How common is the surname Felipe?

6,370 people in the United States had the surname Felipe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,469 Americans. It ranked 5,462nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Felipe getting more or less common?

More common. 3,958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,370 in 2010, up 61%.

Is Felipe also a first name?

Yes. Felipe is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Felipe

A surname, carried by 6,370 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F410 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Felipe is more common than 96.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,370 people named Felipe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,469 Americans. That is up 61% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,958.

#5,462

rank among US surnames

6,370

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+60.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,740)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,453	Hsieh	6,382	48,378
#5,454	Fawcett	6,381	48,385
#5,456	Pinkney	6,378	48,408
#5,457	Kwiatkowski	6,377	48,415
#5,458	Agustin	6,375	48,431
#5,459	Fike	6,374	48,438
#5,460	Soule	6,372	48,453

Who is named Felipe

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named Felipe identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 8.3% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 75%
Asian and Pacific Islander 14%
White (not Hispanic) 8.3%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Felipe?: 6,370 people in the United States had the surname Felipe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,469 Americans. It ranked 5,462nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Felipe?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Felipe identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Is the surname Felipe getting more or less common?: More common. 3,958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,370 in 2010, up 61%.
Is Felipe also a first name?: Yes. Felipe is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.