How common is the surname Philipps?

1,595 people in the United States had the surname Philipps in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,571 Americans. It ranked 17,613th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Philipps?

Busy Philipps, American actress, followed by Kinga Philipps.

Where is the surname Philipps most common?

Wikidata records people named Philipps in the United States.

Is the surname Philipps getting more or less common?

More common. 1,400 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,595 in 2010, up 14%.

Is Philipps also a first name?

Yes. Philipps 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 Philipps

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,595 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P412

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Philipps is more common than 89.1% of them.

Origin

From Philip + genitive (mainly patronymic) suffix -s.

Philipps 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 1,595 people named Philipps in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 193,571 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,400.

#17,613

rank among US surnames

1,595

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+13.9%

change since 2000 (was #18,278)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,605	Stahlman	1,596	193,450
#17,613	Hibler	1,595	193,571

Who is named Philipps

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

88% of people named Philipps identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
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.

Famous Philippss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Busy Philipps
American actress, born 1979
Kinga Philipps
American actress and journalist, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Philipps

Philipps has the Soundex code P412, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P412.

Questions

Where does the surname Philipps come from?: From Philip + genitive (mainly patronymic) suffix -s.
How common is the surname Philipps?: 1,595 people in the United States had the surname Philipps in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,571 Americans. It ranked 17,613th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Philipps?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Philipps identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Philipps?: Busy Philipps, American actress, followed by Kinga Philipps.
Where is the surname Philipps most common?: Wikidata records people named Philipps in the United States.
What type of surname is Philipps?: Philipps is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Philipps getting more or less common?: More common. 1,400 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,595 in 2010, up 14%.
What are other spellings of Philipps?: Philips and Phillips.
Is Philipps also a first name?: Yes. Philipps 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.