How common is the surname Philbrook?

1,661 people in the United States had the surname Philbrook in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 185,879 Americans. It ranked 17,087th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Philbrook?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Philbrook identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Philbrook?

James Philbrook, American actor (1924-1982).

Where is the surname Philbrook most common?

Wikidata records people named Philbrook in the United States.

Is the surname Philbrook getting more or less common?

More common. 1,585 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,661 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Philbrook

A surname, carried by 1,661 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Philbrook is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,661 people named Philbrook in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 185,879 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,585.

#17,087

rank among US surnames

1,661

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #16,646)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,080	Wile	1,662	185,767
#17,087	Kendig	1,661	185,879

Who is named Philbrook

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

95% of people named Philbrook identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Philbrooks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Philbrook
American actor (1924-1982)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Philbrook

Philbrick

Philbrook has the Soundex code P416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P416.

Questions

How common is the surname Philbrook?: 1,661 people in the United States had the surname Philbrook in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 185,879 Americans. It ranked 17,087th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Philbrook?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Philbrook identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Philbrook?: James Philbrook, American actor (1924-1982).
Where is the surname Philbrook most common?: Wikidata records people named Philbrook in the United States.
Is the surname Philbrook getting more or less common?: More common. 1,585 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,661 in 2010, up 4.8%.