How common is the surname Philips?

6,840 people in the United States had the surname Philips in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,138 Americans. It ranked 5,118th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Philips?

Gina Philips, American actress, followed by Emo Philips.

Where is the surname Philips most common?

Wikidata records people named Philips in the United States, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Great Britain and 1 other country.

Is the surname Philips getting more or less common?

More common. 6,729 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,840 in 2010, up 1.6%.

Is Philips also a first name?

Yes. Philips 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 Philips

A patronymic surname, carried by 6,840 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). Philips is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

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

Philips 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 6,840 people named Philips in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,138 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,729.

#5,118

rank among US surnames

6,840

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #4,796)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,109	Shrader	6,855	45,039
#5,110	Lundquist	6,853	45,053
#5,111	Baxley	6,852	45,059
#5,112	McGinley	6,851	45,066
#5,113	Styles	6,847	45,092
#5,114	Lamont	6,845	45,105
#5,116	Dalrymple	6,843	45,118

Who is named Philips

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

74% of people named Philips identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Philipss

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gina Philips
American actress, born 1970
Emo Philips
American comedian, born 1956
Katherine Philips
Anglo-Welsh poet and translator (1632–1664)
Mary Philips
American stage actor (1901-1975)
Ambrose Philips
Anglo-Irish poet and politician, 1674–1749
Gwyneth Philips
American ice hockey player, born 2000
Judson Philips
American writer (1903–1989)
Francis Charles Philips
British army officer, actor, theatre-manager, dramatist, barrister, journalist and writer, 1849–1921

Notable Philipss come mostly from the United States (5), the Kingdom of England (1) and the Kingdom of Great Britain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Philips

Philips 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 Philips come from?: From Philip + genitive (mainly patronymic) suffix -s.
How common is the surname Philips?: 6,840 people in the United States had the surname Philips in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,138 Americans. It ranked 5,118th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Philips?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Philips identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Philips?: Gina Philips, American actress, followed by Emo Philips.
Where is the surname Philips most common?: Wikidata records people named Philips in the United States, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Great Britain and 1 other country.
What type of surname is Philips?: Philips is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Philips getting more or less common?: More common. 6,729 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,840 in 2010, up 1.6%.
What are other spellings of Philips?: Philipps and Phillips.
Is Philips also a first name?: Yes. Philips 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.