The surname Philemon
A patronymic surname, carried by 562 people in the United States.
Pronounced /fɪˈliːmən/ 3 syllables Soundex P455 Also a first name
Origin
From Ancient Greek Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn), from φιλήμων (philḗmōn, “kindly, affectionate”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”).
Philemon is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 562 people named Philemon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 549,369 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 464.
Who is named Philemon
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
46% of people named Philemon identified as white (not Hispanic), 44% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
- White (not Hispanic) 46%
- Black (not Hispanic) 44%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 5.2%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
- Two or more races 0.9%
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Philemon has the Soundex code P455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P455.
Questions
- Where does the surname Philemon come from?
- From Ancient Greek Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn), from φιλήμων (philḗmōn, “kindly, affectionate”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”).
- How common is the surname Philemon?
- 562 people in the United States had the surname Philemon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 549,369 Americans. It ranked 39,164th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Philemon?
- In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Philemon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 44% as Black (not Hispanic).
- How do you pronounce Philemon?
- Philemon is /fɪˈliːmən/, 3 syllables.
- What type of surname is Philemon?
- Philemon is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Philemon getting more or less common?
- More common. 464 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 562 in 2010, up 21%.
- Is Philemon also a first name?
- Yes. Philemon 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.