How common is the surname Philippi?

1,184 people in the United States had the surname Philippi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,765 Americans. It ranked 21,926th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Philippi?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Philippi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

How do you pronounce Philippi?

Philippi is /fɪˈlɪpaɪ/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Philippi getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,223 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,184 in 2010, down 3.2%.

The surname Philippi

A Greek surname, carried by 1,184 people in the United States.

Pronounced /fɪˈlɪpaɪ/ 3 syllables Soundex P410

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Philippi is more common than 86.5% of them.

Origin

Greek origin

From Latin Philippī, from Ancient Greek Φίλιπποι (Phílippoi). Doublet of Filippi.

One of 45 Greek surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,184 people named Philippi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,765 Americans. That is down 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,223.

#21,926

rank among US surnames

1,184

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3.2%

change since 2000 (was #20,247)

Who is named Philippi

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

93% of people named Philippi identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Philippi

Philippi has the Soundex code P410, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P410.

Other Greek surnames

All 45 Greek surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Philippi come from?: From Latin Philippī, from Ancient Greek Φίλιπποι (Phílippoi). Doublet of Filippi.
How common is the surname Philippi?: 1,184 people in the United States had the surname Philippi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,765 Americans. It ranked 21,926th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Philippi?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Philippi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
How do you pronounce Philippi?: Philippi is /fɪˈlɪpaɪ/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Philippi getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,223 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,184 in 2010, down 3.2%.